Centerville City board approves Chromebooks, roof replacement and multiple personnel and pay items
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The Centerville City Board of Education approved several procurement and personnel actions, including a $436,100 purchase of 1,400 Acer Chromebooks, a $407,856.13 roof replacement contract with Prodigy Solutions through the TOPSY cooperative, approved financial statements and pay schedule changes; the board also adopted revisions to student phone policy over one dissent.
The Centerville City Board of Education on Feb. 2 approved a slate of routine but budget-significant actions, including the purchase of 1,400 Acer Chromebooks for $436,100, a roof replacement contract and multiple personnel and pay-schedule items.
In a procurement vote, the board authorized purchasing 1,400 Acer Chromebooks from CDWG at a total cost of $436,100. The district's technology lead told the board that quotes for the same model had varied widely and that the vendor's inventory in the U.S. made a prompt purchase the best price option. The board voted by roll call to approve the purchase.
The district also approved a roof replacement project at PBI with Prodigy Solutions for $407,856.13 procured through the TOPSY (Ohio Purchasing) cooperative. The board passed a separate resolution to join the Ohio Purchasing Cooperative to facilitate that and future cooperative purchases.
On personnel and finance items, the board approved the December 2025 financial statements, minutes for multiple meetings, and standard personnel recommendations (schedules A, B, C and leaves). The board approved an updated classified pay index and schedules and confirmed a previously board-approved minimum 3.3% increase that is already reflected in the district's forecast. A motion to increase substitute teacher pay to $145 per day also passed by roll call.
The board considered changes to policy 5136 (personal communication devices). After debate about whether the district should retain high-school flexibility for phone access during lunch and transitions, the policy revision passed on a roll call in which Mrs. Durnbaugh voted No and the remaining members voted Yes. The policy consolidates device rules to B K'12 and limits student phone use during instructional time; principals remain the authorizing official for exceptions.
All votes and formal motions were recorded by roll call in the public meeting minutes.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting): - Purchase 1,400 Acer Chromebooks from CDWG, $436,100 — outcome: approved; roll call: Mrs. Durnbaugh Yes, Dr. Graff Yes, Mr. Peters Yes, Megan Sparks Yes (tally recorded as unanimous in the roll call following the motion). - PBI roof replacement with Prodigy Solutions, $407,856.13 — outcome: approved; roll call recorded affirmative votes. - Join Ohio Purchasing Cooperative (TOPSY) — outcome: approved; no cost to join noted. - Approve classified payment index/schedules for 2026-27 and adoption of market adjustments (including applying the 3.3% increase already in forecasts) — outcome: approved; roll call recorded affirmative votes. - Increase substitute teacher pay to $145/day effective 02/02/2026 — outcome: approved; roll call recorded affirmative votes. - Approve December 2025 financial statements and multiple sets of minutes and personnel actions — outcome: approved; roll call recorded affirmative votes. - Policy 5136 (personal communication devices) revision — outcome: approved 3-1 (Mrs. Durnbaugh voted No; others Yes).
The meeting concluded with brief board comments and a motion to adjourn.