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Votes at a glance: Centennial SD approves personnel slate, device purchases and professional‑development contract
Summary
At the March 25 Committee of the Whole meeting the board approved the personnel agenda and several purchases, and voted to renew a professional‑development contract; a separate PD renewal passed 7–1 and other grouped instructional purchases were approved by voice vote.
The Centennial School District School Board Committee of the Whole approved several consent and action items on March 25, including personnel actions, technology and instructional purchases, a student placement, and a professional‑development contract renewal. Most items were approved by unanimous voice vote; the professional‑development renewal carried 7–1.
Votes and key details
- Approval of the March 25, 2025 Committee of the Whole agenda: approved by voice vote; motion seconded by Mr. Sadowski; carries 8–0.
- New business (personnel and administrative items): the board approved the personnel agenda (resignations/retirements/employment actions), purchase of 30 additional Pocketalk mobile translation devices (district cost not to exceed $13,720), retroactive placement of a student (Student 1‑8) at Keystone Freedom Academy beginning 03/10/2025 (district cost not to exceed $221.40 per day), and an overnight conference request for the director of student services (district cost not to exceed $854.87). Motion for the block was seconded by Mr. Hartline and approved by voice vote; carries 8–0.
- Education and instructional purchases (6.2 group): the board approved multiple instructional items by voice vote (including overnight conference travel for federal program coordinators; updates to the 2025–26 middle school program of studies at no cost; and library book orders and a new digital science textbook purchase). Those items were approved by voice vote and carried 8–0.
- Renewal of the agreement with Professional Learning Partnerships for continued professional development (line items including the science of learning and the brain, teacher‑leader fellowship, Think Tank Innovators, partner membership and digital library): district cost not to exceed $65,700. The renewal passed with a 7–1 vote; Mr. Hartline recorded a no vote. The board discussion included questions about budget priorities during a multi‑year budget shortfall and administration described PD as a longstanding partnership and part of teacher induction and building climate work.
- Operations and procurement: the board approved the rejection of the backhoe bid (Bid 2025‑512) and approved computer RFP 2025‑13 to Dell for a four‑year lease beginning 07/01/2025 to replace faculty and student devices (district cost cited as $856,888.17 per year). These items were presented under operations and approved by voice vote; the publicly recorded tally was not specified in the minutes available in the meeting transcript.
No further votes on class-size policy or boundary changes occurred. Several items were approved retroactively or as routine business, and the board asked administration for scheduling and cost details on outstanding budget items.
Motions and recorded movers/seconders were read into the record by board leadership and the board secretary; where explicit seconders or vote tallies were recorded in the transcript those names and counts are reported above. Several items were passed by voice vote without an explicit roll-call tally in the transcript.
