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Board approves construction partner, copier lease, personnel items and other contracts; votes at a glance
Summary
At its March meeting the Saint Joseph Board approved a series of contracts, personnel actions, financial approvals and change orders including a CMAR contract, copier lease extension, supplemental staffing contracts and multiple program MOUs; a consolidated votes list follows.
The Board of Education voted on a range of action items at its March meeting. Highlights include approval of a construction management-at-risk (CMAR) contract for the new high school project, extension of a district copier/printer lease, personnel approvals and a variety of program and service contracts. The board recorded individual roll-call votes for many items.
Key outcomes (vote summaries):
- CMAR contract (Nappholtz with local partner E.L. Crawford) — approved 7-0. The board formally approved the construction partner agreement for the new high school project and noted the local joint-venture partner.
- Copier and printer lease extension (ProServe) — approved 7-0. The district extended its existing lease, with staff citing a flat-rate agreement that avoids anticipated tariff-driven equipment cost increases.
- Approval of bills — approved 7-0. The board approved payment of presented bills.
- Financial statements (February) — approved 7-0. District financial reports and health care trust balances were accepted.
- Personnel and supplemental personnel reports — approved (motion recorded; two abstentions on one personnel item). The board voted to approve hiring and reappointment lists and asked for one corrective removal on a specific supplemental line on page 7, section 12.
- Turf and track change orders (contrast/color and equipment adjustments) — approved (one change order passed 6-1; another net-reduction change order passed unanimously). The board approved color/contrast adjustments and accepted a net-price reduction on a separate recording/equipment change order.
- Contracts for student and support services (approved 7-0 each): supplemental health-care staffing (managed services to cover hard-to-fill special-education positions); sign-language interpreting services (Beyond Interpreting Services); a practicum MOU with Truman State University for speech-language-pathology interns.
- Salary/extracurricular schedule adjustments (extra duty/supplemental schedules) — approved with one abstention (tally: 6 yes, 1 abstain). The board adjusted multiple activity categories (for example: competition cheer/dance, moving some high school activities and middle-school duties between categories) to improve pay equity and competitiveness; administration estimated the total recurring cost increase at approximately $470,000 (roughly $130,000 of that was already accruing from earlier pay steps).
- WorkKeys curriculum renewal for Hilliard Technical School — approved 7-0.
- Additional new-teacher preservice day (a third preservice day paid at $200/day for first-year teachers) — approved 7-0; district estimated the annual cost between $14,000 and $18,000 depending on new-hire counts.
Several informational items were presented and will return for future action as needed, including a proposed contract with a receivables vendor (General Revenue Corporation) for future consideration and updated MSIP guidance from the state.
A full roll-call for each motion is recorded in the meeting minutes. The items above represent the substantive actions taken by the board at the meeting.
