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School District U-46 board approves $57.4 million in bills, multiple curricula and contracts
Summary
The SD U-46 Board on April 13 approved $57,376,520.17 in bills and a slate of curriculum and capital contracts, including science curricula and several facility projects; motions passed by roll call with unanimous recorded approval.
The School District U-46 Board of Education on April 13 approved an itemized list of bills totaling $57,376,520.17 and voted to authorize multiple curriculum and contract awards across the district.
Administration recommended the payments and the package of agenda items during the discussion. "Administration recommends the board of education approve the list of bills in the amount of $57,376,520.17," a presenter said before the board moved and passed the item by roll call.
The board also approved district curriculum and resource proposals in the sciences: an Academy Honors physical science proposal for $75,722.07, a chemistry curriculum and resources package for $174,299.64, and a physics curriculum proposal for $147,724.56. All were described as charged to the education fund and included in the FY25–26 budget. Presenters from teaching and learning and science coordination were available to answer questions before each roll-call approval.
Several capital and operations contracts were similarly authorized. Notable awards recorded during the meeting included a revised contract with 5 Star Interpreting (a current-year payment of $250,000, total contract $550,000) and multiple plant-operations and HVAC project awards that the administration said are charged to appropriate capital or health/life/safety funds.
Board members made routine clarifying inquiries during several procurement items; no motions to remove items from the consent agenda were recorded. Meeting minutes and committee minutes were accepted, and the consent agenda passed by roll call.
What happens next: administration was authorized to execute related documents for each approved contract or curriculum item; the board will receive continued monthly updates on implementation and on the district budget and reserves.
Votes, at a glance: roll-call approvals for the consent agenda and the list of bills were recorded as "yes" for the members present and resulted in motions carried during the meeting.
