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Votes at a glance: board approves consent items, personnel and salary agreements, facilities projects and student discipline
Summary
The board approved numerous consent and roll-call items Oct. 27, including personnel actions, multiple salary approvals, a $1.34 million solar change order at Springfield High, a nearly $9.7 million HLS roof project for Harvard Park Elementary and several student expulsions.
The board conducted and approved a series of consent and roll-call items during its Oct. 27 meeting. Key votes and outcomes are listed below.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (items 11.2'11.7): Motion to approve consent action items 11.2 through 11.7 was moved and seconded; motion passed on roll call with seven aye votes.
- Personnel recommendations (roll-call): The superintendent recommended adoption of personnel recommendations; motion passed by roll call (seven ayes).
- Salary agreement with Springfield Principals and Administrators Association (SPAA): The board approved a tentative agreement providing 3.25% increases for 2025-26 and 2026-27 (movement and longevity where applicable). Motion adopted on roll call with seven aye votes.
- Salary determinations for nonrepresented employees, ancillary support staff and central office certified staff: Each of these salary-determination items was presented and approved on roll call; the central-office certified package cited 24.5 FTEs and a two-year cost of $267,048 (as presented).
- Change order: Springfield High solar array (Change Order No. 2): Approved for $1,341,495, contractor O. Shea Builders. Board discussion noted the building was designed to hold panels but procurement and installation were not included in the original contract. Motion passed on roll call with seven aye votes.
- Health, Life and Safety (HLS) amendment: Amended certified estimate for Harvard Park Elementary roof replacement approved for $9,694,056; motion approved on roll call with seven aye votes.
- Student discipline expulsions: The board approved expulsions for several students (listed in the personnel/discipline report) with specified school placements and whether services will be provided externally; motion passed on roll call with seven aye votes.
Roll-call makeup
On roll-call votes, board members recorded aye votes in the meeting transcript from Barnett, Blissett, Gilmore, Imes (Himes/Imes alternate spellings in transcript), Will Wolf, Miller and Austin, producing the consistent tally of seven ayes reported at each roll-call item.
Notes and context
- Consent item discussion included clarification that one contract covered district security cameras and access control systems (annual licensing/tech support included) and that the middle-school wrestling cooperative would run for two years as a pilot with about 40 survey responses indicating initial interest.
- Several items were presented by Mrs. Russell for salary-related approvals, and the superintendent and staff clarified payroll rectifications and retroactive pay timing.
- For action details and funding: the solar change order will be funded through capital projects (Fund 60) with rebate reimbursement expected; the Harvard Park HLS project will be paid from Fund 90.
All motions described above were recorded as approved in the meeting minutes.
