By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

The Hays USD 489 school board will discuss new vehicle purchases at its meeting Monday.

The board will meet at 6 p.m. at the Rockwell Administration Center.

The transportation purchasing schedule calls for the replacement of a gas bus and a yellow activity bus.

The bid for the gas bus is $87,669. District staff requested a bid that was about $400 over the low bid, because it had the engine the district wanted.

The bid for the activity bus is $143,975, which was the low bid. Both bids were from Kansas Truck.

The district is also considering a purchase of an Impala for $38,952 and a Suburban for $21,194.

The total would be $291,790, which is less than the $304,000 that was budgeted for the purchases.

The board also will continue to refine goals during its meeting.

At its last meeting, it narrowed goals to the following:

• Design a stable financial structure that allows the district to accomplish its educational mission.
• Create an educational improvement guide utilizing the Kansas Educational Systems Accreditation process.
• Develop a plan to prepare the district for the future.

The board will also meet in executive session to discuss non-elected personnel and teacher negotiations.