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Dearborn board unanimously approves 23 consent items, including Chromebook purchases and urgent pool repair contract
Summary
The Dearborn City School District board approved a package of 23 action items by unanimous roll call, including multiple vendor awards, personnel items, policy updates and purchases of Chromebooks and laptops; the board authorized use of an Omnia design‑build contract for urgent pool HVAC repairs.
The Dearborn City School District Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a package of 23 agenda action items, ranging from vendor awards and change orders to personnel items and policy updates.
The omnibus motion approved items 1–23 after trustees declined to pull any items for separate consideration. The board conducted a roll call vote; all trustees present voted yes.
Highlights of approved items
- Item 1: Approval of warrants (general payment authorization). - Item 2: Award to Julien's (purpose not specified in transcript). - Item 3: Approval of change orders (details per board report 24‑121). - Item 4: Award to Southwest Food Service Excellence (board report 24‑116). - Item 5: Award to Michigan Initiative for Cybersecurity Education LLC. - Item 6: Awards to Nutty Scientist and HYPE Athletics. - Item 7: Award to Curriculum Associates (board report 24‑117). - Item 8: Award to Just Write Readers (board report 24‑118). - Item 9: Award to Keys to Literacy (board report 24‑119). - Item 10: Awards/purchases to People Driven Data Image Systems, Apple and CDW for Chromebooks and laptops; staff told trustees Chromebooks are now expected to have about a 10‑year support window for recent models and that roughly 5,000 district devices will reach end‑of‑support by fall 2026. - Item 11: Additional change orders (board report 24‑121). - Item 12: Awards to GD Top Notch Cleaning Service Inc. and Absolute Fire Protection (board report 24‑122). - Item 13: Award to Allied Construction Services (board report 24‑123). - Item 14: Awards to multiple contractors including HMC Mason Contractors, Spence Brothers, EIDS Consulting LLC and others (board report 24‑124). - Item 15: Award to Michigan Recreational Construction. - Item 16: Approval to use an Omnia contract for urgent repairs (district staff said heating in Stout's Pool stopped working and, given lead times, the district used Omnia's design‑build option with Trane to design and quote and to allow work this summer). - Item 17–20: Approval of non‑instructional and instructional personnel items for preK–12. - Item 21: Approval of financial statement. - Item 22: Approval of policy updates and changes (board report 24‑131). - Item 23: Approval of donation.
Trustee questions before the vote focused on item 10 and item 16. On item 10 staff explained that Chromebooks are cost‑efficient and that the Chrome support cycle had been extended; Title I funding will be used on a reimbursable basis, meaning reimbursement is requested after purchases and receipt. On item 16 staff described using the Omnia contract as a time‑saving, pre‑bid consortium option and explained a design‑build approach was needed to get repairs completed within the available summer window.
Vote and roll call
Board members voiced their individual yes votes during roll call. The roll call recorded "yes" votes from Trustee Eljani; Trustee D'Amburgio; Trustee Czar; Trustee Berry; Trustee Petlichkoff; Vice President Watts; and President Mosap. The board chair declared the motion unanimous.
The approved board reports cited in the meeting provide more detailed procurement and contract specifications; the transcript summarized item descriptions and did not include full contract language or dollar amounts.
