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Board reviews community-use requests, new venue‑rental software and student CPR vendor
Summary
Trustees reviewed parking‑lot and facility use requests from community organizations, approved a CPR training vendor for CTE students and heard staff explain PracticePlan, a new venue‑rental platform to manage facility rentals and insurance uploads.
The board considered several community-use and minor contract items on the business docket, including CPR certification for CTE students, requests to use parking lots for community events and a vendor agreement for PracticePlan, a facility‑rental management platform.
For career and technical education, staff recommended a one‑day contract with Michelle Konik, a retired CTE teacher who annually provides CPR certification for students; staff said the student certifications differ from staff CPR and noted Perkins grant funding supports the student training. Trustees asked whether district staff could provide the training; staff said the district has other options but had engaged Konik as a vendor for student certification sessions.
The board approved requests to allow East Chicago Parks and Recreation and local organizations to use district parking lots on specified dates; one request from St. Mary’s to use Harrison Elementary parking for an Easter‑weekend event was described as a typical recurring request and requires only application materials rather than a full MOU.
Staff explained PracticePlan, a web-based venue‑rental service that lists district venues, square footage and rental fees and allows external users to upload insurance and complete payment. PracticePlan charges users a transaction fee while the district’s use of the service is free; staff flagged two contract provisions for legal edits (a Texas governing-law clause and an auto‑renewal term staff recommended deleting) and said they would work with counsel to revise the agreement before final execution.
Also on community use, staff recommended approval to host the Autism Walk at Carrie Gosch on April 26 with an indoor contingency plan for inclement weather.
