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Board approves consent agenda including $917,580 network equipment and $6.04M Head Start grant
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Summary
The Salina Public Schools board approved a consent agenda on March 10 that included multiple contracts and grant applications: a $917,580.23 purchase for wireless network equipment, a $223,200 internet contract renewal, $100,000 parking-lot work and a $6,041,582 Head Start application with a 25% match.
At its March 10 meeting the Salina Public Schools Board of Education approved a consent agenda that included several contract encumbrances and grant applications.
Board materials and the presented motion listed major encumbrances: Eagle Technologies for the district annual security awareness subscription (Arctic Wolf) for $20,900; Sunland Asphalt for $100,000 for milling, repaving and striping of Lakewood Mill School parking entrances/exits; Logicalis for $917,580.23 for equipment for a wireless network replacement; and Next Tech Business for $223,200 for an Internet connectivity services contract renewal with Cogent.
The board packet also included fundraising approvals for high school football programs and middle-school fundraising, acceptance of PTO and donor gifts (a $7,200 Shilling PTO playground gift and a $10,000 donation from Leon and Junie Hanembaum for South High football uniforms), and authorizations to submit grant applications: an ESEA School Improvement Grant application for $296,917; a Federal Head Start/Early Head Start application for $6,041,582 with a stated 25% match of $1,510,396; and a Kansas Parents as Teachers continuation grant application for $95,050 with a cash match of $51,534.
Board President called for a motion to approve the consent agenda and the motion carried 7–0.
The packet listed vendors and amounts; the board did not discuss alternative bidders or comparative procurement details on the record during the meeting. The approvals authorize staff to proceed with contracting and with filing the listed grant applications, subject to forthcoming procurement steps and grant-award determinations.
The board moved to the action agenda after approving the consent items.
