Board approves facility projects, supply bids and software contracts; adopts 10‑year facility plan
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Summary
The board accepted bids for an outdoor classroom at Woodside Elementary and community pathways at Washington, approved supply and software contracts (Canvas, Blocksy), awarded other facilities work and adopted a revised 10‑year facility plan required for Fund 46 capital spending.
The Wisconsin Rapids School District board approved a set of business‑service items on June 9 that included construction, supply and software contracts and adoption of the district’s revised 10‑year facility plan.
Business Services reported the district received the low construction bid from Eagle Construction to build an outdoor classroom roof at Woodside Elementary for $49,583; the board accepted that bid to be paid from the 2025–26 long‑term capital improvement fund. The board also approved multiple annual supply bids totaling $120,736.52 from multiple vendors to be paid from the 2025–26 district supply budget.
At Washington Elementary, the board approved a community pathways project (paved paths for ADA access around varsity and other fields) with a construction contract to Red Run LLC and project management through Point of Beginnings for a total of $145,009 to be paid from the 2025–26 community service budget.
The board also reviewed and approved several multi‑year software/technology contracts discussed in Business Services: a proposed three‑year contract renewal with Instructure for Canvas and Canvas Studio, budgeted at $115,000 over three years (to be paid annually from a mix of technology and teaching & learning budgets), and a three‑year contract with Blocksy (device filtering/management) at $49,009.50 to be paid from the 2025–26 technology referendum budget. Committee materials noted the Blocksy renewal represents better pricing than the previous term.
The board formally adopted the revised 10‑year facility plan. Administration explained the facility plan is required to authorize spending from Fund 46; projects to be paid from Fund 46 must be on the approved 10‑year plan. The superintendent’s office described the plan as essential to match capital needs with Fund 46 eligibility and said the district’s ten‑year capital needs have risen compared with the past.
Separately, the board received a recommendation to add a gymnastics program hosted at Lincoln (estimated cost $4,220) and approved the addition to the 2025–26 community services budget. The Business Services committee also recommended renewing a three‑year Canvas contract and proceeding with the Blocksy manager purchase, all of which the board approved.
Board members discussed the 10‑year plan and statutory rules governing Fund 46 disbursements; administration reminded the board projects must remain on the facility plan to use Fund 46 dollars, but the plan can be revised.
Approvals were taken by motion and recorded in the meeting minutes; the items were funded from the district budgets indicated in the committee reports.
