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Parkland board approves multiple contracts and purchases, tables one special-education contract
Summary
The board approved a COVID-19 health and safety plan, a series of special-education and services contracts, several equipment and facilities purchases (including a $72,468 truck and a $248,000 plumbing bid), and tabled one Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living contract for redline clarifications.
At its Aug. 20 meeting, the Parkland School Board approved a range of administrative contracts, service agreements and capital purchases after committee recommendations and voice votes.
Item 9.01: The board approved the Parkland School District COVID‑19 health and safety plan for the 2024–25 school year and authorized the superintendent to implement revisions as federal, state, or local guidance changes. The plan will be signed by the board president and submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the motion carried by voice vote.
The Academics, Arts & Athletics committee brought forward multiple contracts for special-education services. Contracts with ABA Support Services LLC, Behavioral Health Associates, Beaumont Academy, Hogan Learning Academy LLC and Lehigh Learning Academy were each approved for the 2024–25 school year following motions and voice votes. The board also approved an agreement with Lehigh Carbon Community College to provide transition services for students with significant needs and renewed a TransPerfect remote‑interpreter agreement for one year (effective 07/01/2024).
Board members tabled one item, 10.06, the consulting and service agreement with Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living (LVCIL), after questions about redlined language and unspecified service-hour entries in the attached document; administrators said the contract may vary by individual student and recommended tabling to clarify language before approval.
Buildings & Grounds committee items carried by voice vote included approval of the district emergency operations plan and purchasing approvals: acceptance of a $72,468 CoStars quote for a Ram 3500 truck; purchase of an air-gas welder for $5,708.94; a replacement convection oven for $12,225.60; a three‑year Turf Tank line‑painting robot lease at $16,000 annually; and acceptance of Integrity Mechanical’s $248,000 bid for the plumbing portion of Phase 3 at the Operations Center. Mr. Cohen noted that rebidding saved approximately $70,000 compared with an earlier rejected bid.
Personnel and finance items — including retirements, leaves, FMLA requests, change-of-status items and approval of substitute lists — were approved as a bundled motion. The board also approved an order form with Hometown Ticketing LLC for online athletic ticket sales while tabling full contract approval to the September agenda.
Votes in the transcript were recorded by voice (general “Aye”) and the minutes reflect motions carried; roll-call tallies by member name were not recorded in the spoken transcript.
The board concluded business items and moved to roundtable remarks before adjourning into an executive session on personnel.
