USD 383 board unanimously approves Head Start continuation, multiple capital projects and service contracts

The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board of Education on March 26 unanimously approved a slate of motions that included a Head Start continuation funding application, several capital-improvement contracts and a five-year extension for district copier services.

The board approved final acceptance of an investigator’s findings and any recommended corrective actions earlier in the meeting and later voted to authorize a Head Start and Early Head Start continuation application for fiscal year 2025–26. Board members then approved purchases and construction bids for technology, building upgrades and safety systems, and voted to donate a waterline easement to the City of Manhattan. All recorded motions in open session passed without dissent.

Why it matters: The decisions authorize near-term spending and project work across multiple district sites and preserve federal Head Start funding that the superintendent said supports early learning programs. The copier contract extension and equipment disposals set service and operating costs for the next five years.