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Curriculum committee forwards two sole-source CTE equipment purchases to full board
Summary
The Union County Public Schools curriculum committee voted Feb. 25 to forward two sole-source purchases—a pair of Anatomage 3D anatomy tables for health and vet programs and two hog trainers for masonry instruction—to the full board for approval. Committee members discussed placement, training timelines and broader access for feeder schools.
The Union County Public Schools Curriculum Committee voted Feb. 25 to send two sole-source career and technical education (CTE) equipment requests to the full school board for approval.
Dr. Rogers presented the requests, saying the district is seeking approval for two Anatomage 3D anatomy tables and two masonry “hog trainers.” Brian Davis, the district’s CTE career readiness director, described the Anatomage table as a life-size, photorealistic instructional platform that can display human and animal models and support dissections and curriculum for Health Science Academy students and those in vet-assisting classes. “They are the only ones that have the animal science piece in there as well,” Davis said, noting the product’s uniqueness compared with options the district reviewed.
Committee members asked where units would be placed. District staff said one Anatomage table is planned for the Health Science Academy at Monroe High School and another for Central Academy to support robust health-science pathways at those sites. Asked whether younger students could get access, Dr. Hulan urged staff to investigate comparable products that could be used in feeder middle and elementary schools or to arrange field trips to the units once installed: “I’d love to try to figure out if there’s a similar product for our feeder middle and elementary schools that have health science,” Hulan said.
On logistics, Davis said the vendor provides training and estimated that, once processed, units typically take about “four to six weeks” to arrive, noting they would ship from California; he said the district hopes to have the tables in place by May so some students could use them this school year. The committee moved and seconded to forward the Anatomage purchase request to the full board; the motion carried.
The second request would buy two hog trainers from EZG Manufacturing to support masonry programs at Monroe High School and Porter Ridge High School. Staff said Porter Ridge’s masonry program is in its first year and that McGee Brothers recommended the trainers as part of the new masonry curriculum. A motion to forward the hog trainers request to the full board was made, seconded and carried.
The committee did not specify dollar amounts or the full procurement documentation in the meeting record; funding sources and final contract terms were described as not specified during the discussion. The items will next appear on the full board agenda for formal approval. The committee set its next meeting for March 25 at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom and then adjourned.
