Board approves $1.9M in disbursements, $188,332 technology purchase, personnel actions and budget amendments

At its regular meeting the Greendale School District board approved several fiscal and operational actions, including checks and disbursements totaling $1,901,606.18 and a technology purchase of $188,332.11 for network switches.

Speaker 6 moved, and Speaker 2 seconded, approval of checks and disbursements as listed in agenda item 2.3; roll-call votes recorded by the presiding officer showed all voting yes. The board then approved two teacher resignations under personnel item 4.1 after Speaker 8 moved and seconded the motion.

On procurement, the board approved a purchase from Source 1 Technology for $188,332.11 (agenda item 4.2). Board members questioned the bid disparity among vendors; Speaker 7 explained the manufacturer quoting process and noted Source 1’s prior relationship with the district and familiarity with its network as justification for selecting the lowest bid. The motion passed on a roll-call vote with all members voting yes.

The board also approved contracting payments to parents under state-required private-school transportation arrangements, releasing $14,547.60 for first-semester payments (agenda item 4.4). A board member asked why backup documentation was not posted; staff explained student names appear in the backup and that the records are available in the district office for review because of student-privacy protections.

Speaker 7 presented budget amendments affecting operational, special education and cooperative funds, noting that internal transfers and updated staffing/grant allocations produced a net change of zero overall in revenues and expenditures for the operational fund. The board approved the amendments (agenda item 4.5).

Finally, the board took a biennial risk management update and district scorecard items, including federal funding totals and reimbursement rates. Speaker 7 reported the district receives over $22,000,000 annually from various federal streams (Title programs, IDEA, USDA meal reimbursements, Medicaid and E-rate) and noted the district’s special-education reimbursement for the prior year was recorded at approximately 32.4% with discussion about the fiscal impact if reimbursement rose to 60%.

All motions described above were adopted by roll-call votes recorded in the meeting transcript.

The meeting adjourned after a short public-comment period with a local resident thanking the board for public schools week. The board’s next meeting is scheduled for March 3.