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Board orders contract review after extended debate over curriculum consultant and VEX program spending
Summary
Trustees questioned the value and oversight of a longstanding consultant contract for STEM/innovation programming and directed the superintendent to send all contract documents and supporting materials to the supervisor and district solicitor for review.
Board members engaged in a prolonged discussion about a multi-year consultant arrangement for STEM/innovation programming (the VEX robotics and related services contract attributed in the meeting to Jason McKenna). Several trustees criticized the contract—s size and term and asked for evidence that agreed benchmarks and deliverables have been met. One trustee said she had voted against renewing the contract and asked for clearer quarterly scorecards; others…
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