photo by: Dylan Lysen/Lawrence Journal-World

Woodlawn Elementary School, 508 Elm St.

Lawrence school board members will consider funding to support an interior remodel at Woodlawn Elementary School.

On Monday, school board members will consider accepting a bid with B.A. Green Construction Co. Inc. to perform remodeling work at Woodlawn – including constructing a restroom and an additional exit for the preschool classroom. The project will come out to a total cost $207,749, and it will be paid from capital outlay funds.

It will cost $161,590 for the company to perform the preschool interior remodel, but there is a recommended contingency of 10% – or $16,159 – and an architectural fee of $30,000 that brings the total cost to the $207,749 figure. No other information was outlined in the agenda for the project proposal.

As the Journal-World reported, for the 2025-2026 school year, the district is beginning the process to open preschool classrooms at Sunflower and Woodlawn elementary schools. Superintendent Jeanice Swift previously said this is based on the needs and demands for programming and the importance for the district to increase preschool education.

This agenda item was included in the school board’s consent agenda, where all items are approved in one motion.

In other business, school board members will:

• Consider purchasing ParentSquare communication software for the 2025-2026 school year in the amount of $43,128. It’s a unified communication platform for staff, administration and teachers to engage with families and students through a single system. As the Journal-World reported, ParentSquare has been discussed as an additional priority for the upcoming school year.

• Consider purchasing protective cases for high school student MacBook Air laptops and iPads in an amount not to exceed $200,000.

• Consider renewing PowerSchool software, which is used for a variety of operational and instructional needs, at an estimated cost of $350,000. According to the agenda, the tools are essential to support operational efficiency, compliance with state and federal reporting requirements and more.

• Consider renewing Mosyle Manager software – which enables security for Apple devices across the district – in the amount of $104,500.

• Consider approving a service agreement with Tech Electronics of Kansas for annual and semi-annual testing, monitoring, and inspection of the district’s fire alarm systems, including kitchen hood inspections, for the 2025-2026 period. The total cost is $76,522.

• Consider renewing services for the district’s Cisco phone system and Webex network, which has an annual cost of $66,670. The agreement includes software maintenance, hardware replacement, technical support and more. The renewal is for the second year of a five-year existing agreement.

• Consider a Cisco service agreement with Logicalis Inc. in the amount of $32,745 to provide warranty, maintenance, and support for its network infrastructure.

• Consider renewing Microsoft licenses and support for the 2025-2026 school year in the amount of $66,215.

• Consider renewing ClassLink site licenses and ClassLink Analytics Plus software for the 2025-2026 school year at an estimated cost of $45,726. The program consolidates multiple software applications into a single login for students and staff.

• Consider renewing security camera software from American Digital Security of OpenEye Video Surveillance Management Software used for the district’s security cameras at an estimated cost of $43,200.

• Consider a one-year agreement with Logicalis Inc. for Webex hardware, software and licenses to support distance learning at the estimated cost of $25,000.

• Consider renewing the Frontline Professional Learning Management System in the amount of $32,195, which is used for the district to keep records of teacher individual development plans, in-service hours and graduate credit hours. Paraprofessionals have also been added to the system to keep track of their educational requirements.

• Consider renewing FMX software for a package that manages maintenance and IT work orders and tracks work order and scheduling data for a total cost of $28,444.

• Consider who to elect as president and vice president of the school board.

• Consider appointing Nikki Naumann as clerk of the board, Cynde Frick as district treasurer, Kiley Luckett as deputy clerk and Pam Fraley as deputy treasurer.

• Consider designating Brad Finkeldei of Stevens & Brand, L.L.P., as legal counsel for the 2025-2026 school year at the rate of $150 per hour.

As of Saturday afternoon, no regular agenda items or reports were scheduled for the meeting on Monday.

The board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday at the district offices, 110 McDonald Drive. The meeting will also be available via the school district’s YouTube channel. Residents who want to share comments with the board may sign up in advance by emailing PublicComment@usd497.org by 6 p.m. Monday and may participate in person or via Webex video/phone conferencing.