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Coldwater board approves budget amendments, contract extensions and multiple procurement actions
Summary
The Coldwater Community Schools Board approved 2024–25 budget amendments, one‑year administrator contract extensions, a superintendent contract extension through 2028, multiple procurement contracts (technology, a school bus, facility work), and a five‑year Chartwells food service contract.
The Coldwater Community Schools Board of Education approved a slate of budget, personnel and procurement actions during its meeting.
On a roll‑call vote the board approved recommended amendments to the 2024 and 2025 budgets. The board then approved one‑year extensions for building administrators and the athletic director and voted to extend the superintendent's employment contract for Paul Flynn from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
On procurement matters the board awarded a $200,090 bid for network switch equipment to InterContinental/InaCom Technical Services after a competitive process coordinated with CISD; administration said E‑rate funding will cover much of the cost and estimated the district's net share at $30,013.50 (about 15%). The board approved an invoice of $5,499.50 to Turnkey Network Solutions for engineering and permitting work related to a proposed fiber run and authorized the purchase of a 77‑passenger diesel school bus from Midwest Transit for $146,393.
Facility and activity‑related approvals included replacement backstop pads for the softball complex ($5,390 to Windscreen Factory), four gymnasium floor restoration contracts with Floor Care Concepts (line items presented for each building), and a $6,434.45 purchase for six SpeedFlex football helmets and one analytics subscription intended to help sideline staff identify high‑impact events. Board discussion noted the helmet system is an aid to identifying impacts and that concussion protocol and medical evaluation remain the responsibility of coaches and medical staff.
The board also approved a $6,250 invoice to Byron (transcribed as Byram) and Fisk Communications for consulting services related to a district personnel matter (administration said this was for a single incident, not an ongoing retainer), and authorized City Glass to install new aluminum doors at the Lincoln Building for $6,800 using sinking‑fund dollars.
Finally, the board approved a recommended five‑year renewal of the Chartwells food service management contract (including four one‑year extension options) pending state approval; members noted positive student feedback on meals.
All formal votes reported in the transcript passed unanimously or were recorded as carried by roll call with members voting 'Yes.' The board made no further policy changes during the meeting; several items were moved forward for second reading or follow up as noted by administration.
