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Board approves multiple contracts, purchases and textbook adoptions, including $217,175 scoreboard for Bridgeport High
Summary
The Harrison County Board of Education approved the consent agenda and a series of purchases and textbook adoptions: a $217,175 purchase order for a football video scoreboard for Bridgeport High School (funded from school fundraising and pledges), a Clerk of the Works PO not to exceed $120,000 for RCB renovations, and several multi‑year textbook/instructional material adoptions funded by excess levy and other sources.
The Harrison County Board of Education approved the consent agenda and then considered a sequence of procurement and instructional material items.
The board authorized Bridgeport High School to issue a purchase order for a football video scoreboard from BSN Sports using the Omnia contract for a total cost of $217,175. Administration said the school had $101,000 on hand in its general athletics account and additional pledges were expected to cover the remainder; the purchase is being processed through the school fund until pledges arrive.
The board also approved a purchase order for Jane McCoy to serve as Clerk of the Works for Robert Cabird/RCB renovations, not to exceed $120,000 (executive session/contract information provided). Multiple textbook and instructional materials adoptions were approved, including art, health and wellness, music, and personal finance adoptions; several were multi‑year purchases and the board discussed discounts obtained by prepaying for the full adoption period. The transcript cited approximate adoption costs such as $105,853.59 for a multi‑year health and wellness adoption and multi‑thousand‑dollar figures for art and music adoptions; funding sources discussed included excess levy dollars and federal program funds for professional leave.
The board handled the motions by voice vote; the transcript records “motion carries” or “all those in favor say ‘I’” with no roll‑call tallies reported in the public record.
What's next: Projects funded by school fundraising and pledges are expected to proceed once remaining funds are received; administration will continue to provide contract details and delivery timelines.
Quote: “They have been raising money for their scoreboard and so they have $101,000 sitting there...so they're putting that up until they get the other pledge money in,” an administrator said during discussion of the scoreboard purchase.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 1966; topfinish SEG 2215.
