Monroe Local Board approves consent agenda including modular classrooms, touchscreens, Sodexo rate change and SRO agreement

The Monroe Local School District Board of Education approved its treasurer and superintendent consent agendas and a set of purchases and agreements at its Aug. 25 regular meeting, voting unanimously by roll call for each item that came before the board.

The board approved purchase and contract items that the administration said will complete summer and fall classroom and technology plans, update maintenance contracts and fund school safety and extracurricular technology: - Four modular classrooms from Middletown Schools to be installed at the primary campus for use as general classrooms, music, art and counseling space; the district said the units are lightly used and available at a below‑replacement cost. - Eight Clever touchscreens to complete the fourth-grade classroom rollout; administrators said most units have been ordered and delivery is expected soon. - Additional reading/language-arts textbooks for grades 1–4 to meet enrollment needs. - A 3.5% annual amendment to the district’s contract with Sodexo for food services. - A proposal to replace selected pole lights and fixtures across the main campus. - An annual HVAC preventative-maintenance agreement with Comfort Systems. - An agreement with the City of Monroe for two school resource officers (SROs); board discussion noted the district’s portion had increased from a prior split and that the board negotiated a higher district share than an earlier County proposal (discussion recorded as 75.5, see provenance). - Renewal of a Huddle video/film capture contract for the 2026 school year; boosters contributed funding to support part of the service used by student athletes.

All items on the consent agenda were approved by recorded roll calls of the four board members present (Board President Carpenter presided; Board Member Leeds was absent with notice). The consent items included the treasurer’s and superintendent’s larger consent agendas (financial reports, donations, personnel and transportation items) that passed in their roll-call votes as well.

Votes at a glance (motion, mover, second, outcome) - Treasurer consent agenda: motion by Mr. Grant; second by Mrs. Hagedorn; outcome: approved (Grant — Aye; Hagedorn — Aye; Fulham — Aye; Carpenter — Aye). - Superintendent personnel consent agenda: motion by Mrs. Hagedorn; second by Mr. Grant; outcome: approved (Grant — Aye; Hagedorn — Aye; Fulham — Aye; Carpenter — Aye). - 7.1 — Five additional administrative transition workdays for Mr. Grant: motion by Mr. Grant; second by Mrs. Hagedorn; outcome: approved (Grant — Aye; Hagedorn — Aye; Fulham — Aye; Carpenter — Aye). - 7.2 — Purchase eight Clever touchscreens (fourth-grade rollout completion): motion by Mr. Fulham; second by Mr. Grant; outcome: approved (Grant — Aye; Hagedorn — Aye; Fulham — Aye; Carpenter — Aye). - 7.3 — Purchase four modular classrooms from Middletown Schools: motion by Mr. Follum; second by Mr. Grant; outcome: approved (Grant — Aye; Hagedorn — Aye; Fulham — Aye; Carpenter — Aye). - 7.4 — Purchase additional reading/language-arts textbooks (grades 1–4): motion by Mr. Grant; second by Mrs. Hagedorn; outcome: approved (Grant — Aye; Hagedorn — Aye; Fulham — Aye; Carpenter — Aye). - 7.5 — Annual amendment with Sodexo (3.5% adjustment): motion by Mrs. Hagedorn; second by Mr. Grant; outcome: approved (Grant — Aye; Hagedorn — Aye; Fulham — Aye; Carpenter — Aye). - 7.6 — Approve replacement of pole light poles and fixtures on main campus (Debra Campbell proposal): motion by Mr. Fulham; second by Mr. Grant; outcome: approved (Grant — Aye; Hagedorn — Aye; Fulham — Aye; Carpenter — Aye). - 7.7 — Comfort Systems HVAC preventative-maintenance agreement: motion by Mr. Grant; second by Mrs. Hagedorn; outcome: approved (Grant — Aye; Hagedorn — Aye; Fulham — Aye; Carpenter — Aye). - 7.8 — SR agreement with City of Monroe for two resource officers (SROs): motion by Mr. Fulham; second by Mr. Grant; outcome: approved (Grant — Aye; Hagedorn — Aye; Fulham — Aye; Carpenter — Aye). The board discussed a change from prior splits and reported a negotiated district share noted in discussion as 75.5 (percent) in the meeting record; exact contract terms are in the agreement document on file with the district (not reprinted in the transcript). - 7.9 — Huddle contract for the 2026 school year (video/film capture for athletics): motion by Mr. Grant; second by Mr. Fulham; outcome: approved (Grant — Aye; Hagedorn — Aye; Fulham — Aye; Carpenter — Aye).

What the board recorded The roll-call record shows unanimous approval by the four members present for each consent item. Specific dollar amounts or contract exhibits were not read into the transcript for every item; where the transcript did not specify a price or contract exhibit the article marks that information as not specified and recommends consultation of the district’s agenda packet and contract exhibits for the full terms.

Next steps District staff said they will proceed with ordering and placement of the modular classrooms and finalize delivery/installation scheduling once Middletown’s board and sale paperwork are completed. Administrators said Clever screens were already ordered and should arrive quickly. The Sodexo contract amendment will be implemented in upcoming vendor invoicing cycles.