The Facilities Committee reviewed furniture and material orders needed to support the district’s planned transition to full‑day kindergarten. Staff recommended purchases of standard kindergarten classroom furniture chosen with teacher input, and said lead principals reviewed existing inventories at each elementary school to determine replacement needs.

Why it matters: The furniture procurement is a time‑sensitive operational expenditure: vendors must deliver classroom furniture before the August opening.

Jessica Vin, supervisor of facilities, said WB Mason and Lakeshore Learning Materials were the vendors used; the proposed purchase total is $175,073.40 from WB Mason and $21,802.50 from Lakeshore, for a combined purchase of $196,875.90 based on the district’s classroom-by-classroom inventory and the projected number of additional classrooms. Director of Business Administration Anthony Rapp and administrative staff said the order reflects both additional classrooms and replacements for worn items in existing rooms.

Superintendent Michael Roosevelt reported registration numbers that underline the near‑term need: the district currently has 463 students registered for full‑day kindergarten and an additional 47 families who have started registration but not yet completed the process. Staff said the district’s enrollment model projects as many as 700 kindergarten students if registrations continue at the current trajectory; the district is planning for an estimated 17 additional classrooms to fully implement full‑day kindergarten across the elementary schools.

Next steps: Staff will proceed with the order to meet the August delivery schedule; committee members noted that the purchase will be funded from the appropriate capital/educational budget line and that the procurement has been reviewed by principals for condition and need.