Board approves Anchor Academy and virtual academy MOUs and adds AIMCO to EFT list
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Summary
The board approved two MOUs with Arkansas River cooperative partners (10 Anchor Academy seats at $14,850 each; 40 virtual academy slots at $2,875 each, Title I/restricted funds) and voted to add AIMCO Equipment Company to the district's electronic funds transfer list; the meeting then moved to executive session on personnel.
The Pine Bluff School District board approved multiple items of new business, including two memoranda of understanding with an Arkansas River cooperative and an administrative change to its vendor payment process.
Anchor Academy and virtual academy MOUs: Superintendent Barber asked the board to approve an Anchor Academy MOU with the Arkansas River cooperative to purchase 10 seats for students with severe behavior needs; the cost cited for each Anchor seat was $14,850 and the superintendent said the purchase will be paid from federal or other restricted funds. The board also considered a Virtual Academy MOU that included student slots priced at $2,875 per slot with 40 reserve slots; the superintendent referenced Title I funding for that program. A board member moved to approve both MOUs; the board approved the motion by voice vote.
AIMCO EFT addition: The board voted to add AIMCO Equipment Company to the district's electronic funds transfer list after the company requested EFT payments for kitchen equipment to satisfy its auditor's recommendation. The superintendent said AIMCO had been the successful bidder for kitchen equipment and requested the EFT setup for audit reasons. The board moved and approved the change by voice vote.
Executive session: After new business, the board chair announced the meeting would move into executive session to discuss personnel matters.
No individual roll-call vote counts or member-by-name tallies were recorded in the public transcript; the meeting recorded voice votes (ayes) for the motions.