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Board approves bills, equipment purchases and property sale; several items tabled
Summary
At its Sept. 8 meeting the Scranton School District board approved multiple routine motions — including bills, equipment purchases and a property sale — tabled a flooring change order and a utility audit, and approved personnel and policy items.
The Scranton School District Board of Directors on Sept. 8 approved a series of financial and operational items, including payment of bills, replacement athletic-equipment purchases, and the sale of a former school lot. The board also approved multiple personnel items and a memorandum of agreement for the district’s Cyber Academy.
Key votes at the meeting included a motion to approve a bill list totaling $464,078.94, which passed after roll call. The board approved replacement athletic equipment and wrestling mats damaged by water at West Granton High School, awarding $79,130.47 to Resolite Sports Products and $148,406 to Webster’s Fitness for a combined total of $227,536.47; the district said it will submit the purchase to insurance for possible coverage.
The board approved an exception bill list totaling $11,463,097.42. It also approved the sale of property identified as PIN 14506020016 (the former Samuel Morse School lot, at Far Street and North Sumner Avenue) and several special-education settlement agreements following legal review.
The board approved a memorandum of agreement with the Scranton Federation of Teachers for the Cyber Academy split schedule for the 2025–26 school year, and it awarded a $4,000 design study for the West Scranton High School gymnasium to Studio KLP and CHA to study both the high school and an alternative site at Isaac Tripp Elementary.
The board tabled a $32,104.85 change order for additional carpeting at West Grama (West Granton) Intermediate School pending information about design fees and contractor markups. The board also tabled a $9,600 utility rate and rebate audit to gather additional information about vendors that offer free analyses paid from future utility savings.
Personnel and policy actions included approval of the personnel report (hires contingent on clearances), approval of uncompensated leave requests under policy 339, approval of interns in several departments, and adoption of policy 904 (attendance at school events). The board also approved a parking agreement for Willard Elementary with Garrity Supermarket and a residency verification program.
Votes at a glance (selected): - Purchase of replacement weight-room equipment and wrestling mats: approved; total $227,536.47; vote recorded as nine affirmative. - Weekly game staffing rate (clock/producer/announcer): approved at $75 per event for both high schools; nine affirmative. - Regular bill list (B1): approved; $464,078.94; motion passed (8 affirmative, 1 negative). - Exception bill list (B2): approved; $11,463,097.42; motion passed (8 affirmative, 1 negative). - Sale of property (PIN 14506020016): approved; unanimous affirmative. - Special-education settlement agreements: approved; 7 affirmative, 2 negative. - MOA for Cyber Academy split schedule (2025–26): approved; nine affirmative. - Award design study for West Scranton gymnasium to Studio KLP and CHA: approved; 8 affirmative, 1 negative. - Change order for additional carpeting at West Grama Intermediate School: tabled pending further info; motion to table passed (8 affirmative, 1 negative).
Why this matters: The approvals allow the district to proceed with repairs, vendor payments and the Cyber Academy schedule for the coming year; the tabled items highlight continuing scrutiny over contractor fees and contract terms.
Next steps: Administration will pursue insurance reimbursement for damaged equipment, provide additional information on the carpeting change order and the chiller/rental costs for operations review, and report back to the board in future meetings.
