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Board approves professional development, software renewals and security gate after bus-incident threat
Summary
The board approved multiple purchase orders including $36,800 for professional development at Dandywood High School, an annual PowerSchool renewal for $11,093.76, a SmartPass hall-pass subscription and a roughly $13,000 security gate for the transportation department after a parent-threat incident.
The board approved several purchase orders including school-based professional development, software renewals and a security gate for the transportation department after staff reported a threatening incident.
Mr. Boyd presented purchase order 5255 — a $36,800 series of professional-development sessions for Dandywood High School funded by school allocations and district professional-development match — and said the school leadership identified the work. Boyd also described a SmartPass subscription (a hall-pass system integrated with Raptor) to track student check-outs and returns, and an annual PowerSchool renewal for $11,093.76 for management services.
Board discussion focused on the transportation incident that prompted a security gate. Boyd said an angry parent followed a bus and later went to the transportation department and threatened staff in late April; the employer and other agencies were involved afterward. The board approved a roughly $13,000 gate to secure the transportation compound; one board member said they preferred more information on contract length and bidding for recurring software renewals before future approvals.
Mr. Walters moved to approve the purchase orders listed (including the professional development items, SmartPass, PowerSchool renewal and gate); the motion was seconded and carried. One board member asked administration to provide history on vendor subscriptions and whether services have been bid previously.
The board approved these purchases as consent or near-consent items during the meeting; details and vendor contracts will proceed through normal procurement.
