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Board considers raising thresholds for construction change-order approvals to speed work

3220934 · April 8, 2025
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The board discussed proposed policy changes to raise staff approval thresholds for construction change orders, with one board member urging larger delegations to speed work and staff agreeing to provide comparative data from other districts.

The School Board reviewed proposed changes to Policy 8,000 governing approval limits for facilities construction change orders. Staff said the draft would raise the percentile threshold that triggers board consideration; the intent is to reduce the number of small change orders that come before the full board.

Board member Dr. Zeman urged larger delegations: he proposed allowing the superintendent to approve change orders up to $25,000 with reports to the board, and…

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