Board approves turf project, food-service renewal and Chromebook purchase; votes unanimous
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Summary
The Richmond Community Schools board approved several contracts and policy readings on April 14, including an athletic-turf contract with Sprint Turf LLC, a Chartwells food-service renewal and a Chromebook purchase; votes on the major action items were 7–0.
At the April 14 meeting the Richmond Community Schools trustees approved a set of routine and project contracts and moved several policies forward.
The board accepted the consent agenda (minutes, human-resources items, accounts payable and the monthly financial report) by voice vote, 7–0. Trustees then voted to approve an agreement with Sprint Turf LLC for the Richmond High School athletic-field renovation; members emphasized the turf will be paid from a separate capital fund and not from payroll or classroom funds, and the motion passed 7–0.
Trustees also approved renewal of the food-service management contract with Chartwells for the 2026–27 school year; administration explained the district participates in the Community Eligibility Provision so all students receive free breakfast and lunch and noted the contract includes an annual CPI-based increase (about 4% in the renewal). Board members asked staff to correct a date-format typo in the contract language and received monthly profit/loss summaries for the food program.
Finally, the board approved a modified Chromebook base bid including protective hard shells (modification amount listed as $262,150) and moved policy 3231 (outside activities of staff) to fourth reading after extended discussion about teacher tutoring rules. All recorded roll-call votes on the listed action items were unanimous, 7–0.
The board also advanced a student suicide-awareness policy to second reading and approved a technical correction to the background-check policy.
