Board approves course changes, roofs and lighting bids, consolidation design and staff leaves
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Summary
At the Feb. 5 meeting the board approved several action items: course changes for Hemingway Middle and Wood River High, awarded three roofing contracts to Signature Roofing, accepted an LED lighting bid (Heider Electric), authorized consolidation-design bids for district office/IT/Silver Creek, and approved four staff leaves of absence. Each motion was adopted by voice vote.
The Blaine County School District board acted on multiple operational items in a single business block, approving course changes, awarding construction/upgrade contracts and authorizing design work for consolidation of district facilities.
On curriculum: the board voted to adopt proposed course changes for Hemingway Middle School and Wood River High School after confirming there were no substantive changes from the information agenda. The motion to adopt was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote.
Facilities and bids: Director Benyon presented three roofing projects (Cary Elementary, Silver Creek High School and Wood River Middle School); Signature Roofing was the low bidder on all three projects and the board voted to award the work to Signature Roofing, including the recommended skylight replacement at Wood River Middle. The board also accepted a low bid for LED lighting upgrades (recommended award to Heider Electric, low bid ~ $390,460; staff recommended approving $394,160 with a 5% contingency to cover counting misses). Trustees discussed contractor vetting and warranty structures; staff said manufacturer-backed warranties and inspections will be part of post-installation quality assurance.
Consolidation design: The board approved moving forward to solicit or accept design bids to explore consolidating the district office, technology department and possible Silver Creek High School relocation/renovation options. Staff recommended paying for the design from remaining plant-facilities-levy funds and levy-forgiveness funds.
Personnel: The board approved four one-year unpaid certified-staff leaves of absence after Human Resources confirmed all applicants met eligibility criteria under the master agreement and the district recommended approval. Trustees discussed continuity concerns at Silver Creek High School and staff said they would evaluate staffing and contract alternatives if vacancies persist.
All action items reported in this article were carried by voice vote with board members responding 'aye' when the question was called; the transcript does not record roll-call tallies for every vote.