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Board work session advances purchasing agenda; staff say lockout service is fully Section 31a grant-funded

Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education · August 26, 2025
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Summary

Trustees moved the purchasing agenda forward to the full board by voice vote; finance staff confirmed a lockout-company contract is fully funded by Section 31a (school mental-health/school-security grant), PT Arts continues to provide dance curriculum and the John Ball Zoo lease remains under negotiation with a new modest programming fee.

During the finance work session trustees considered purchasing items and asked staff questions about funding and program details.

A trustee asked whether the lockout-company contract (support materials and services item 4) would use general-fund dollars; Miss Cribbs answered it is fully…

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