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Flossmoor SD 161 board approves classroom tech purchase, audit contract and summer non‑bid projects
Summary
At a May 19 special meeting the board approved three action items: classroom flat‑panel computer purchases totaling $61,030.50, a 2025 financial audit engagement with SRM for $40,200 and summer 2025 non‑bid projects listed in the packet as $48,006.16; a public commenter asked for more detail on the non‑bid items.
Flossmoor School District 161’s Board of Education on May 19 approved three fiscal action items: a classroom technology purchase, a financial audit engagement and summer non‑bid projects.
The board approved purchase of embedded computers for flat‑panel classroom upgrades at a stated cost of $61,030.50 and approved an audit engagement with SRM for the 2025 audit at a stated cost of $40,200. The board also approved summer 2025 non‑bid projects listed in the meeting packet as $48,006.16.
Why it matters: The purchases and contracts update classroom technology, fulfill the district’s annual audit requirement and commit the district to summer capital work that a public commenter said should be itemized.
During audience comments, Miss Trout raised concern about the summer non‑bid projects and the level of detail in the board packet. ‘‘There was a 48 40 over $48,000 in the board packet, but it did not say what the bid items were for,’’ she said. ‘‘To spend $48,000 and have no listing in the board packets is somewhat questionable.’’
Board members asked staff clarifying questions before votes. During the flat‑panel purchase discussion a board member asked whether training was included; staff said the training module had been approved earlier and this purchase was an additional module. During the summer projects discussion a board member asked whether the work included replacing clocks; staff confirmed the work replaces remaining clocks in the last school.
The motions were moved and seconded and each item passed on roll call. For the consent agenda earlier in the meeting, the roll call recorded affirmative votes from board members identified as Strauss, Gilles, Plaisra and Lanier and the chair announced the motion passed. For the action items the board recorded roll‑call approvals and the chair stated each motion passed.
The public comment and the meeting discussion flagged a procedural question: a commenter asked the board to list individual non‑bid items in future packets so the public can confirm compliance with school code bidding policies. The board did not change the approvals at the meeting and staff will carry out the approved summer work.
