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Board reviews committee reports and forwards contracts, audit and technology procurements for final approval
Summary
Committee chairs summarized recommendations on March 9 for an external audit contract (recommended not to exceed $45,000), CCP invoices (district cap $150,000), Vivi renewal and E-Rate equipment and a bus-garage septic bid; committees recommended these items to the full board and the board acknowledged committee support and next steps.
Committee chairs summarized committee work and recommended items for the full board’s consideration.
Finance & Personnel committee chair Aaron Bridges reported the committee heard a budget update, that no state budget has been received, and that Rob McDaniel will bring a draft 2026–27 budget next month. The committee reviewed three external audit proposals (Anderson, Smith & Wike) and recommended an external audit contract; the committee noted the contract is required by law and the recommendation was for a contract not to exceed $45,000. The committee also reviewed CCP (College & Career Promise) invoices and reminded the board of a district cap of $150,000 per year under the agreement with Cleveland Community College.
The committee presented a Vivi renewal quote (as read in the committee report) and an E-Rate technology equipment request covering remaining local share for switches, fiber, battery backups and implementation services; the AC-equipment quote presented to the committee was $253,663.07 and the committee recommended approval to bring the requests to the full board for March final approval. The committee also reported a proposed renewal/extension of child-nutrition contracts and recommended forwarding the child-nutrition bids and an extension of the district’s food service contract for board consideration.
Safety & Operations committee reported recommended approval of a septic-system replacement/upgrade bid for the bus garage, with the lowest recommended bidder Wesson Septic Tank Inc. (contingent bid amount cited in committee material as $98,700). The committee also recommended an NAACP request to place a commemorative plaque at Shelby High honoring the 1963 integrating students; the district will work with the NAACP on placement and design.
Several committee recommendations were accepted and will be considered for final approval at the full March board meeting; where committees reported unanimous support, the board acknowledged those recommendations. Specific contract terms and final board votes were deferred to the March approval process.
