Superintendent recommends summer program, equipment and service contracts totaling several hundred thousand dollars
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Summary
Superintendent presented recommended purchases and contracts including a $66,000 summer-school contract, $94,993 in engineering equipment purchases, $419,900 for district laptops, a $500,000 plumbing contract, and a $1.3 million fuel contract; easements for a multiuse trail and a surplus declaration were also presented.
During the board’s Jan. 6 work session, the superintendent recommended multiple contracts and purchases for board consideration, most of which were listed as items for the regular meeting or forthcoming action.
Key recommendations presented:
- National Summer School Initiative (NSSI) contract (Item 13b): a $66,000 agreement to develop a 16‑day summer curriculum in English language arts and mathematics aligned to Newton County’s summer‑school model for 2026.
- Engineering and manufacturing equipment purchase (Item 13c): a $94,993 order for Newton High School from Technical Training Aids, to be funded through the Carl D. Perkins grant and local Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) funds; Eastside and Alcovy High Schools will receive upgrades in later phases.
- Laptop purchase (Item 13d): acquisition of laptop computers from Dell Marketing at a total cost of $419,900, using a state of Georgia contract as the purchasing vehicle.
- Plumbing services contract (Item 13e): award to B & W Mechanical Contractors of Lawrenceville, Ga., with an effective date of Jan. 21, 2026, and an expiration date of Jan. 20, 2027, and an estimated contract value of $500,000.
- Diesel and unleaded fuel contract (Item 13f): recommended purchase through James River Solutions via the North Georgia Fuel Cooperative with an estimated contract value of $1,300,000; pricing is indexed to Oil Price Information Service daily rack prices to provide market‑based transparency.
Other agenda items included recommending permanent and temporary easements to Newton Trails Incorporated for the Cricket Frog Eastside Connector Trail adjacent to Newton County Steam Academy property (Item 13g) and declaring identified district items surplus for disposal (Item 13h).
Board members asked timing and rollout questions for the summer program and clarified funding sources for pilot programs. Most of these items were introduced as recommendations; the superintendent said purchasing documentation and funding sources were provided and that several items will be scheduled for formal approval at the regular board meeting.