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Board adopts cell-phone policy and approves contracts, awards late milk bid
Summary
The board approved a district personal electronic devices policy on final reading, approved a long list of contracts for student services and activities, and voted to waive irregularities to accept and award a late milk bid to Jean Davis Distributing for 2025–26.
At its May 12 meeting, the Platte County School District #1 board approved several policies and a series of contracts and bids.
After extended debate about enforceability and parent response, the board adopted policy IIBH (personal electronic devices) on a second and final reading. Speaker 1 expressed concerns about enforcement, saying, "I cell phones, I'm not for in classrooms... I don't know how we're gonna enforce some of this," while other members said similar policies in other districts proved manageable after initial implementation.
The board approved multiple service contracts for the coming year, including activity medical coverage with North Platte Physical Therapy, audiology services with BRANDT Audiology, and contracts for therapy and specialized education services. Several board members queried specifics such as per-event billing for activity medical coverage; staff clarified how events and varsity/jv distinctions affect invoicing.
On procurement, the board voted to waive irregularities and accept a late milk bid from Jamie Ames doing business as Jean Davis Distributing, then approved the milk bid award for the 2025–26 school year to that provider.
Most approvals were taken by voice vote; the meeting record shows no recorded roll-call tallies for the majority of these items. Staff noted a few contract copies in the packet were incomplete ("page 1 of 4" concerns) and said they will correct the documentation.
