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Board approves insurance renewals, special-education contracts and multiple vendor agreements
Summary
At its June meeting the Downingtown Area SD board approved a set of renewals and vendor contracts, including a $2.347M speech-services contract with CCIU, insurance renewals with Sun Life and IBC, and several curriculum and facility purchases.
The Downingtown Area School District Board approved multiple routine renewals and vendor agreements during its June meeting.
Personnel-benefits items included a one-year stop-loss renewal with Sun Life for stop-loss insurance at $23.90 per participant per month (a 5.7% decrease from the prior rate) and a three-year renewal with IBC for medical insurance; staff presented per-participant monthly rates of $43.81 for Year 1 (a 5% increase), $44.90 for Year 2 (2.5% increase), and $46.03 for Year 3 (2.5% increase).
Curriculum and special-education agreements approved included a renewal with the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) for speech services totaling $2,347,398; an enrollment agreement with Vanguard for $117,215; and a Cognitea contract for $52,500 to supply IB digital textbooks. The board also approved AP-resource contracts with Pearson ($32,400) and BFW ($30,200) and an Advantage Sports and Fitness quote for fitness-center upgrades ($28,121.58).
Facilities and capital purchases approved included a wheelchair-accessible van for $85,583, an AccurioPress C4070 printer for $87,409, a PO for annual gym and bleacher inspections for $28,251, and two Chevrolet Silverado 3500 trucks outfitted for snow removal at a combined $152,736.
Board members thanked staff for negotiating rates and noted that many agreements are funded through existing budgeted special-education allocations or operational budgets. All items were approved by motion during the meeting; the board did not record roll-call tallies for each vote in the transcript.
