Parents ask to delay playground RFP; board approves 50/50 match for recycled rubber surfacing grant
Inclusive Playground Committee asked the board to delay awarding playground equipment RFPs to allow student and parent review; the board voted to table the RFP and to commit to a 50/50 match for a recycled rubber surfacing grant to supplement the previously approved $100,000 allocation.
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Celeste Hoynes, chair of the Inclusive Playground Committee, urged the board to delay awarding the RFP for playground equipment so students and parents can review vendor proposals and ensure accessible equipment is chosen. She told the board the committee preferred a piece of equipment that allows group play and asked that students have input before the board decides which vendor to award.
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