Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
McKeesport Area School District pauses $70,000 boardroom tech upgrade; discusses PowerSchool contract and facilities change orders
Summary
At its Sept. 4 meeting the McKeesport Area School District board removed a $70,000 boardroom technology upgrade from the consent agenda pending an itemized presentation, heard staff explain a PowerSchool contract offer, and reviewed high-school change orders funded by PCCP grants and a boiler replacement at Twin Rivers paid from capital funds.
McKeesport Area School District board members on Sept. 4 removed a proposed $70,000 boardroom technology upgrade from the consent agenda and asked staff for an itemized presentation, after extended discussion about existing audio-visual problems, recent contracts and multiple facilities change orders.
Board members said they wanted a clearer breakdown of costs, system components and benefits before approving the spending. Board members also heard from district technology staff about an existing contract with PowerSchool and received an update on several facilities change orders tied to high-school construction and maintenance projects.
The board sought a motion to adopt multiple consent-agenda bundles (curriculum and special education items 5.2–5.5; technology, safety and security items 6.2–6.4; facilities items 7.2–7.14; finance items 9.2–9.5; and personnel items 11.2–11.3), but the $70,000 line item for boardroom upgrades (agenda item 7.11) was pulled for more information. A board member said, "We…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
