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Wayne-Westland board approves technology and safety purchases, hires assistant principal and adopts resolution urging state school-aid budget
Summary
At a regularly scheduled meeting the Wayne-Westland Community School District Board of Education approved purchases for career-technical computers and solar speed signs, hired an assistant principal for John Glenn High School and adopted a resolution pressing state lawmakers to pass the school-aid budget; all motions passed unanimously.
The Wayne-Westland Community School District Board of Education on a unanimous vote approved multiple items including the purchase of eight MacBook Pro laptops for the district’s Career Technical Center, a not-to-exceed $85,000 purchase of solar-powered speed-display signs, the hiring of Paul Shanks as assistant principal at John Glenn High School, and a board resolution urging Michigan lawmakers to pass the state school-aid budget.
The purchases were presented as program and safety investments. Daryl Beebe, executive director of technology and innovation, recommended buying “8 MacBook Pros in the amount of $33,344 with the AppleCare included.” Beebe said the new devices are necessary for the film and media course because “These upgraded devices are essential to support the advanced software and performance needs of the film and media program.” The board approved the purchase as a sole-source transaction…
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