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USD 260 board approves curriculum pilots, surplus sale and Prime Fit Youth program; executive session scheduled
Summary
At its Jan. 27 meeting the USD 260 Board of Education approved multiple curriculum pilots, awarded a surplus technology sale, approved a grant-supported student support pilot and voted to enter executive session. All recorded motions passed unanimously, 7-0.
The USD 260 Board of Education on Jan. 27 voted unanimously on a package of approvals that included curriculum pilots at Derby High School, a district pilot for a mentoring/support program and the sale of surplus technology equipment.
The board approved pilot implementation of a Law and Public Safety pathway at Derby High School, an AP Biology pilot and a secondary foreign language curriculum pilot. The board also approved a contract award for the district's published surplus-technology request for proposal (RFP) and approved a district partnership pilot with Prime Fit Youth that combines grant funding with unfilled-position general-fund savings.
Why it matters: the curriculum pilots set materials and pacing that could shape instruction next school year if the pilots are adopted more broadly. The surplus sale frees restricted technology assets back into district funds; the Prime Fit Youth pilot will place mentors or support personnel in classrooms with partial grant funding.
Votes at a glance
- Adoption of the meeting agenda: motion made and seconded; outcome — approved, 7-0.
- Approval of minutes (Jan. 13, 2025): motion made and seconded; outcome — approved, 7-0.
- Consent agenda (donations, travel requests, personnel reports, fund balance, claims): motion made and seconded; outcome — approved, 7-0.
- Prime Fit Youth pilot: Superintendent Heather Bohati described the program as “grant funded through Prime Fit Youth” with the district using savings from unfilled positions to support start-up; board moved to approve; outcome — approved, 7-0.
- Surplus equipment RFP award: Pam Kelly, director of finance, reported six qualified bids and recommended awarding the sale to Securitex Solutions for $71,025; board moved to approve; outcome — approved, 7-0.
- Derby High School Law & Public Safety pilot: presented for pilot approval and public preview; board moved to approve the pilot; outcome — approved, 7-0.
- AP Biology pilot: board moved to approve the AP Biology pilot after a public preview of materials; outcome — approved, 7-0.
- Secondary foreign language curriculum pilot (includes middle-school flex courses): board moved to approve; outcome — approved, 7-0.
- Executive session: board moved to enter executive session for employer-employee negotiations for 30 minutes with a five-minute break to follow; outcome — approved, 7-0.
Board members did not identify individual “yes” or “no” votes by name in the record; all recorded motions carried unanimously. Several motions were introduced and seconded without recorded mover/second names in the public transcript.
Board staff comments and supporting details
- Heather Bohati, superintendent, said of the Prime Fit Youth proposal: “I would request your approval tonight,” describing a model that combines outside grant funding with district savings to place support personnel in classrooms.
- Pam Kelly, director of finance, summarized the surplus RFP process and recommended the highest qualified minimum bid of $71,025 from Securitex Solutions.
- The board approved the package on a series of short motions; recorded tallies for each action were 7-0.
What’s next
- The pilots will run as described in the board materials and will return to the board for further decisions after pilot-period review, according to staff presentations.
- The board moved to executive session to discuss negotiations after its public business concluded.
