Board members approved KASB’s low bid by a 7-0 vote. The board also considered bids from Ray and Associates and Grundmeyer Leader Services. The process comes after current Superintendent Loren Feldkamp’s recent announcement that he would be retiring at the end of the current school year this coming June.

Look for more on this story in the coming weeks.

Network subscription renewal approved

Board members approved, 7-0, renewal of the district’s Cisco Meraki network subscription for $39,362.

The renewal supports more than 300 pieces of networking infrastructure that serve the district. The subscription provides cloud-based management for all devices, Cisco networking support and warranty replacement for all covered equipment.

Four vendors submitted bids for this renewal, with CDW-G submitting the lowest responsible bid. The purchase is part of the district’s regular licensing renewal schedule and has already been budgeted for the 2025-26 school year.

Board approves recommendations

The school board approved personnel recommendations at Monday’s meeting.

Contract/work agreements were approved for Cherry Mastro, Tonganoxie High School student nutrition; Jessica Sawartzky, Tonganoxie Elementary School special education paraprofessional; Cortney Hunter, Valerie Robare and Isabella Andrews-Pryor, TES paraprofessional; Kenneth Fisher, THS custodian; and Kacie Odell, THS paraprofessional.

Resignations were OK’d from Carey Oroke, TES special education paraprofessional; Shawna Pankey, TES lunch aide; Daniel Meyers, THS custodian; and Terri Smith, school nurse (did not start).

Donations update for district

The district received several donations since the last board meeting. Here’s a list of those donations: Tonganoxie Middle School FFA T-shirt sponsors, Ryan and Joanne Hatfield and Kenneth and Ashley Marah, $100 each; TMS FFA T-shirts sponsors, Remco Demolition, $400; Next to Nature Farms, TMS FFA T-shirt sponsor, $250; Tonganoxie High School student needs, Tonganoxie Christian Church, $2,000; TMS student needs, $2,000; Tonganoxie Elementary School student needs, $1,000, Tonganoxie Christian Church; and Connor Marxen, TES negative lunch accounts, $745.

Giving The Basics also will be giving donations to the district. Giving the Basics is a Kansas City, Kansas-based nonprofit that has partnered with the state of Kansas.

The nonprofit provides Kansas students with essential hygiene products, such as soap, shampoo, and deodorant. By participating in this program, the district will receive monthly deliveries, at no cost, to ensure students have basic hygiene essentials. School nurses and counselors will work together to ensure that students in need receive these items in a discreet, private setting.