Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the School Finance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Greene County school board approves multiple school technology and stadium purchases and several personnel actions
Summary
At its meeting the Greene County school board approved technology purchases for teachers and students, upgrades to Tiger Stadium including a scoreboard and marquee, and several personnel actions after an executive session. Most motions passed unanimously; one purchase price in the transcript is unclear and is noted below.
The Greene County school board on Monday approved a series of capital and operational purchases, authorized an increase to the guaranteed maximum price for a new elementary school and confirmed several personnel actions following an executive session.
The board voted unanimously to buy teacher laptops from Howard Computers Inc. for $93,000 to be paid from the Esplash fund, approve student Chromebooks for a price not to exceed $250,000 and authorize the superintendent to amend the guaranteed maximum price for the new elementary school by $1,250,000 to cover audio-visual, low-voltage and related items. Presenter recommended those steps and the Chair called the votes; each motion passed 4-0.
Presenter said the Chromebook purchases were intended to spread replacement costs over multiple years rather than buying all devices in a single year. The board approved a kitchen-equipment purchase for Greene County High School not to exceed $185,000, with staff confirming the equipment would arrive in time for the fall school start.
The board also approved stadium upgrades. Presenter recommended purchasing a new scoreboard for Greene County High School’s Tiger Stadium from Daktronics; members discussed sound and brightness and various educational uses for the display before approving the measure. The transcript contains inconsistent figures for the scoreboard contract amount, so the purchase price is not specified here. The board separately approved a two-sided digital marquee for the Tiger Stadium from Daktronics for $98,183; members noted the marquee’s visibility from Highway 44 could bolster fundraising and marketing opportunities.
After an executive session, Presenter recommended and the board approved several personnel items, including one retirement and a set of resignations and appointments, as presented in executive session; the motions carried with recorded outcomes reported as 4-0.
Chair described the stadium equipment as “amazing” when discussing the scoreboard’s audio and visual quality. The meeting record shows all formal approvals passed by recorded votes of 4-0.
Clarifying details: the transcript identifies the teacher-laptop purchase as $93,000 and the Chromebook and kitchen purchases as ‘‘not to exceed’’ $250,000 and $185,000 respectively; the guaranteed maximum price amendment is stated as $1,250,000. The scoreboard purchase amount in the transcript is inconsistent and therefore listed as not specified in this article.
What happens next: purchases and contract amendments will proceed as authorized by the board; personnel items were adopted as discussed in executive session. The board adjourned at the close of the agenda.
