Board approves up to $170,000 for new playground equipment at Birchfield and Winfield Elementary

The Scott County Board of Education voted Aug. 14 to approve the purchase and installation of playground equipment for Birchfield and Winfield elementary schools, authorizing an estimated expenditure of $170,000 to be procured through a purchasing cooperative.

A speaker identified in the record as a school representative told the board that Winfield has not received new playground equipment for approximately 40 years and said teachers were given input into proposed designs. The speaker said they had been communicating with a sales representative named Chris and were working to provide a quote for Winfield that was not yet ready for the meeting packet. "So I just wanted to sort of explain why you don't have a quote in there tonight for Winfield," the speaker told the board.

During the motion, a board member confirmed the $170,000 figure and asked whether the amount would be split between the two schools; the minutes record the board accepted the estimate and approved the procurement. The motion passed on roll-call vote.

The board record does not specify how the $170,000 will be divided between Birchfield and Winfield, the vendor selected, or a construction timeline. The minutes indicate the purchase will use an existing purchasing cooperative; the board did not record additional funding sources or require further approvals beyond standard contract execution.

District staff will complete vendor selection and scheduling and return to the board if additional approvals are needed.