Board of Regents approves minutes and authorizes Wichita State contract for literacy course materials
January 15, 2024 | Board of Regents, Departments, Boards, and Commissions, Organizations, Executive, Kansas
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The Board of Regents opened its January meeting, approved the minutes from its previous session and authorized the board president to execute an agreement with Wichita State to develop instructional materials for a foundations in structured literacy course.
Board staff told regents the contract would pay Wichita State up to $336,000 for instructional design work and include a $25,000 annual maintenance fee for a four‑year period to support a website delivering the materials. "The cost of this contract will be up to $336,000 for the design work, and then there'll be a $25,000 per year ongoing cost for 4 years for maintenance of a website," board staff said. Staff said they were completing final technical language but did not expect changes to cost or term.
Board members asked whether other public universities had opportunities to participate. A speaker involved in the vendor selection said peer institutions provided input but lacked the internal capacity to meet the requested timeline, and Wichita State agreed to the scope and schedule. The board approved the request after a motion and second; the vote was recorded verbally as "aye" and no formal tally was provided in the transcript.
The authorization allows the board president (referred to in discussion as Blake) to execute the agreement once final technical edits are made. Staff said they expect the contract to be finalized soon so Wichita State can begin converting the course design into instructional materials.
Board staff told regents the contract would pay Wichita State up to $336,000 for instructional design work and include a $25,000 annual maintenance fee for a four‑year period to support a website delivering the materials. "The cost of this contract will be up to $336,000 for the design work, and then there'll be a $25,000 per year ongoing cost for 4 years for maintenance of a website," board staff said. Staff said they were completing final technical language but did not expect changes to cost or term.
Board members asked whether other public universities had opportunities to participate. A speaker involved in the vendor selection said peer institutions provided input but lacked the internal capacity to meet the requested timeline, and Wichita State agreed to the scope and schedule. The board approved the request after a motion and second; the vote was recorded verbally as "aye" and no formal tally was provided in the transcript.
The authorization allows the board president (referred to in discussion as Blake) to execute the agreement once final technical edits are made. Staff said they expect the contract to be finalized soon so Wichita State can begin converting the course design into instructional materials.
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