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Laramie County School District #1 board approves Arp Elementary contract and multiple routine motions
Summary
Trustees approved a $37.55M contract for the Arp Elementary replacement, authorized textbook and fencing purchases, ratified several employee agreements and approved student travel and counseling contracts in a series of voice votes.
The Laramie County School District #1 Board of Trustees approved several procurement and personnel motions at the meeting following the budget presentation.
On a motion brought by a trustee and seconded, the board approved a contract with FCI Constructors of Wyoming LLC for the Arp Elementary School replacement general contractor. The contract was described in the motion as a base bid of $36,751,000 plus an approved alternative of $802,200 for a total not to exceed $37,553,200, plus a 10% contingency. The motion passed on a voice vote.
The board also approved a purchase of Myers Psychology materials for the AP Psychology course (textbooks, teacher resources and online access) for up to $25,000, additional costs for security fencing (Alco Fence Co.) totaling $11,585, and a technical correction to the district’s legal description (correcting a clerical error in a west boundary section reference, to be submitted to the Wyoming Department of Revenue). Trustees voiced support for ratifying negotiated agreements for multiple employee units for the 2026–27 contract year, including paraeducators, custodial, transportation, nutrition services, school administrators and the Cheyenne Teachers Education Association unit.
The board approved a contract for behavioral response counseling services with the City of Cheyenne Youth Alternatives not to exceed $300,854, and granted travel approvals for South High FBLA students to attend the FBLA National Leadership Conference in San Antonio (06/29–07/03/2026) and for Central High School theater students to attend the International Thespian Festival in Bloomington, Indiana (06/20–06/27/2026). At the meeting’s close the board moved into executive session to discuss possible long‑term suspensions/expulsions, personnel, and legal advice.
All motions cited here were approved by voice vote; the meeting record shows trustees responding with "Aye" on each item but does not list an individual roll‑call tally in the transcript provided.
