District to seek contractors for high school wiring under E‑Rate; several donations announced and Title 3 MOU reviewed
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Summary
Administration told the board it will issue an RFP to complete high‑school wiring under the federal E‑Rate program (roughly 40% reimbursement) and scheduled vendor walkthroughs; the board was also notified of three planned donations and briefed on a Title 3 memorandum of understanding with the DCIU for English‑learner services.
District technology and procurement staff briefed the board on an RFP to complete remaining high‑school rewiring under the federal E‑Rate program and reviewed related logistics, planned donations and a Title 3 memorandum of understanding.
High‑school wiring and E‑Rate Administration said last summer—s work rewired portions of the high school; the proposed RFP would complete remaining classroom wings and infrastructure items that qualify under E‑Rate. Staff explained that E‑Rate provides a federal reimbursement (the presenter cited roughly a 40% discount rate for qualifying services) and that Raptor visitor checks and staff escorts will be used when vendors do building walk‑throughs. A vendor walkthrough was scheduled for Monday, Dec. 8; the district noted the E‑Rate cycle requires approvals on a multi‑month timeline.
Donations Administration listed three items that will be brought to a future action meeting for formal acceptance: a bench donation at Shannon Park from Girl Scout Troop No. 5625; $300 in grocery gift cards from a local family to assist Chestnut Walled community families; and a $5,000 donation from the NOA PTO for playground equipment. Facilities staff said donated playground equipment will be reviewed for site fit and safety before installation.
Title 3 MOU with DCIU Staff described a memorandum of understanding with the Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU) to administer Title 3 consortium services for multilingual learners, emphasizing consortium professional development and a summer program. Administration said the majority of the consortium budget funds summer programming, and that the district is a high‑enrollment participant in that consortium; specific Title 3 dollar amounts were not provided at the meeting but will be included in follow‑up materials if requested.
Next steps The RFP and vendor walkthrough proceed as scheduled; donations will be presented for board action at a future meeting and administration will provide additional Title 3 funding detail upon request.