District moves to Apogee website for ADA compliance; administration proposes several routine vendor renewals
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Summary
The board reviewed a three‑year website platform agreement with Apogee ($141,550 over three years) to improve ADA compliance and usability, and heard proposals for a no‑cost high‑school photography contract (Katie Photography), an Arbiter scheduling renewal ($5,938.50/year) and a postage‑meter lease ($385/month).
Administration asked the finance committee to approve moving the district web platform to Apogee under a three‑year agreement totaling $141,550 (including a discounted implementation fee) to rebuild the website and mobile app, improve navigation and meet ADA accessibility requirements.
Tony Rapp said Apogee will provide redesign, implementation and ADA compliance tools. "This new provider will make sure that our website will meet those compliance guidelines," Rapp said. Board members noted several peer districts already using Apogee and asked for an internal stakeholder/webmaster committee to guide the rollout. The administration agreed to a committee of building webmasters, administrators and cabinet members to manage the transition and set consistent content permissions.
On routine vendor contracts, administration presented a proposed no‑cost high‑school photography agreement with Katie Photography to replace Lifetouch for high‑school portraits and to provide a set number of free event photos. Lifetouch will continue to cover elementary and middle school photography. Administrators also recommended renewing Arbiter scheduling software for middle‑school athletics at $5,938.50 per year (up from $5,025) and approving a postage‑meter lease (KBS) at about $385 per month for a newer machine with improved tracking and certified‑mail features.
The committee discussed implementation timelines, the need for clear webmaster roles and an internal transition plan to avoid the broken links and inconsistent content that followed prior vendor consolidation. No formal votes were recorded at the finance committee meeting; trustees asked administration to proceed with contract documents and to bring approvals to the full board.
Ending: Administration will finalize contract documents and provide the board with the implementation committee membership and transition schedule; the photography and other renewals will be returned to the board for action.