Board reviews technology renewals, school building projects and surplus buses; staff seek approvals at upcoming meeting

District staff briefed the board on a package of continuing contracts and upcoming procurement requests and said most items will return to the board for formal approval at a business meeting.

Items presented included: - Renewal of GoGuardian (classroom/Chromebook monitoring) and purchase of ViewSonic interactive display panels to finish outfitting Sebastian River High School and multiple middle schools. - A one‑year renewal request for Lexia Learning to provide Tier‑2 and Tier‑3 ELA intervention materials while the district conducts a curricular adoption next year. - Renewal of an architects‑on‑call pool: staff said the three‑year contract originally approved in May 2022 included two one‑year renewal options; the renewal locks in the same terms and conditions with a district not‑to‑exceed annual program cap of $1,000,000 and applies only to projects under $7,500,000 (per a change in Florida law last July 1, staff noted). - Construction management at risk (Summit Construction) to renovate Sebastian’s automotive classroom and lab spaces under a CAP workforce capitalization grant; work scheduled for the summer includes electrical upgrades and large ventilation fans. - Two painting awards (Vero Beach Transcol exterior and Dodgertown) proposed to Kodiak Property Management as the lowest responsive bidder; staff provided estimated totals (Vero Beach: $243,000 with a $60,000 contingency, estimated $303,000; Dodgertown: $120,000 with a $30,000 contingency, estimated $150,000). - Network/file servers from Lenovo (not‑to‑exceed $160,000) including five‑year pro support and migration services to replace aging district servers after a Windows server failure impacted testing at one site. - Student identification badge printing and supplies from CI Solutions (not to exceed approximately $85,000) and a district surplus list that includes 10 retired buses to be disabled and disposed of per grant requirements.

Board members asked typical implementation questions: whether principals can monitor teacher use of GoGuardian, how sixth‑grade electives (the “specials” wheel) will work at K‑8 schools if families opt into band or orchestra, and whether painting schedules are on multi‑year cycles. Staff said they already monitor usage prior to renewing technology subscriptions, survey families to guide elective offerings, and prioritize exterior painting work when building envelopes evidence moisture intrusion.

No procurement motions were recorded in the workshop discussion; staff said the items presented would be moved to the business meeting agenda for formal board action.