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Bullhead City board approves ESI staffing amendment, procurement and childcare changes; adopts budget revisions with some abstentions
Summary
The Bullhead City School District board approved a third amendment to its ESI substitute-staffing agreement, a cooperative-purchasing agreement for Synergy support, new booster-organization regulations, and proposed changes to district childcare operations. The board also adopted recommended budget revisions and funding priorities, with several members recording abstentions on the budget motion.
The Bullhead City School District governing board met March 20 and took a set of operational votes after a lengthy workshop featuring principals’ implementation reports.
Staffing contract amendment: The board approved the third amendment to renew the district’s staffing agreement with ESI for school year 2025–2026. Administration clarified the amendment relates to substitute-teacher staffing services; the motion was moved and seconded and roll call recorded board members responding in the affirmative.
Cooperative purchasing (ETC/Synergy): District staff recommended a five-year cooperative purchasing agreement with ETC (Northern Arizona University affiliate) to provide vendor support and modifications for the Synergy student-information system. Trustees discussed costs; administration identified a recurring ETC support fee shown in the packet as $500 annually (ETC support for customizations) while core Synergy licensing/support runs separately (district staff gave a rough ballpark of around $30,000 for Synergy services). The board approved the ETC cooperative-purchasing agreement.
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