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Board approves consent group: curriculum materials, contracts, capital purchases and audited financials
Summary
At its Oct. 13 meeting the Forest Hills Board of Education approved a consent group that included curriculum subscriptions and textbook requests, contract amendments for safety equipment, a snow-removal extension, paving and furniture purchases, a property tax refund and the district’s audited financial statements.
The Forest Hills Board of Education approved a consent grouping at its Oct. 13 regular meeting that included multiple purchasing and contract actions, and accepted the district’s audited financial statements.
Board members approved, by roll call, the following items presented during the finance update and consent discussion:
- A one-year purchase/subscription for the Connected Mathematics Project (grades 6–8) at an amount not to exceed $49,350 from the general fund; the item was described as a one-year subscription while curriculum review takes place.
- An amendment to the district’s contract with Parkway Electric and Communications to add units of the CareHawk safety system in additional district buildings, at an amount not to exceed $250,000, paid from 2021 and 2023 capital project funds; the district said the addition covers remaining buildings such as the Fine Arts Center, Aquatic Center and transportation facilities.
- A one-year contract extension for snow removal with Katyberg Verde, at an amount not to exceed $292,065 from the general fund.
- A paving contract with A1 Asphalt Incorporated to repave an area used for construction staging at a low bid of $80,100 from 2023 capital project funds.
- Furniture purchases via multiple purchasing co-ops for the Central High School media center, not to exceed $101,170 from 2025 capital project funds.
- A single refunded property tax payment to Kent County for $76,971.42.
- Approval of the district’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year, which the presenters said received an unmodified (clean) opinion from the auditors.
Board members conducted a roll-call vote on the consent group; the transcript records affirmative votes from the members identified in the roll call. The consent grouping was approved without recorded dissent.
Clarifying details: presenters stated the Parkway Electric amendment would draw on 2021 and 2023 capital project funds; the additional $250,000 was characterized as a relatively small addition to an earlier approximately $3.5 million contract. The Connected Mathematics Project purchase was described as a one-year subscription while curriculum review continues. The audited financial statements were described as having unmodified opinions. The transcript did not list movers or seconders for each individual consent motion.
The items were presented during the finance update and approved during the consent vote; no separate board discussion was recorded for each line item in the consent grouping.
