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Board approves purchases and contracts: data‑center refresh, CTE materials, CESA2 renewals and policy 6236
Summary
The board approved a data-center refresh (about $92,000), CTE curricular materials to enable industry certifications, renewal of the annual CESA2 contract and driver-education agreement, and adopted Policy 6236 (Community Services fund) on second reading.
The board approved a set of mostly noncontroversial purchases, renewals and a policy on second reading during the same meeting.
Technology: The district director of instructional technology recommended a data-center refresh to replace aging servers and migrate workloads; the purchase was quoted at just over $92,000 (under the $105,000 budgeted), and the board approved the project as presented.
Curriculum: The board approved purchase of building/construction curricular materials (textbook-style materials) to allow students in CTE courses to pursue industry certifications; administration said the small upfront cost could yield per-student certification value and recommended using textbook-budget funds.
Contracts: The board renewed the district's CESA2 (C2) annual contract for special-education, EL and related services (estimated ~$2,878–$3,000, adjustable by student needs) and approved the CESA2 driver education program agreement (the program is run by CESA2 and paid for by registrants; district costs are minimal beyond clerical support).
Policy: On second reading the board approved Policy 6236 (Community Services Fund / Fund 80), including an added line asking for annual financial review of the fund.
All listed purchases, renewals and the policy passed by voice vote as presented.
