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Board approves purchase and renewal of instructional materials, cites nearly $700,000 in negotiated savings across deals
Summary
The board approved two instructional-resource purchases: a five‑year K–5 package (negotiated price $1,420,142) and a three‑year K–12 renewal (negotiated price $1,029,858); staff said combined negotiations reduced the original quotes by roughly $687,000 overall and highlighted a K–5 HMH Into Reading contract of $720,142.
District staff presented two instructional-material actions to the Lee County Board of Education and recommended approval.
A presenter (S6) described a request-for-information process and community review that led staff to recommend acquiring HMH Into Reading for K–5 in a negotiated amount the presenter stated as $720,142 to support students and teachers over the next five years; staff said the agreement includes digital access, softcover student materials, "know it show it" notebooks and teacher materials. The presenter said the negotiated price reflects savings of approximately $287,000 (about 30%) compared with the original quote.
Staff also recommended renewing K–12 math and science and 6–12 ELA materials for three years at a negotiated total of $1,029,858, a savings from an earlier higher quote. Director (S2) thanked staff (including a named Miss Peppers) for negotiating cost reductions while maintaining instructional access; the board approved the purchase and renewal as presented.
The board recorded the motions approving the purchases and indicated voice votes in favor; exact vote tallies were recorded as unanimous for routine consent motions elsewhere in the meeting.
