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Parkland board approves COVID safety plan, multiple special-education contracts and procurement items; one contract tabled
Summary
The board approved the district COVID-19 health and safety plan for submission to PDE, authorized a series of service contracts and procurement items (including student services contracts and equipment purchases) and tabled one special-education contract for clarification of redlined options.
At its Aug. 20 meeting the Parkland School Board approved the district's health and safety plan for COVID-19 and a slate of routine but substantive contracts and procurement items presented by committee chairs.
Administration recommended approval of the Parkland School District health and safety plan for in-person instruction and submission to the Pennsylvania Department of Education; the board carried the motion by voice vote.
Committee reports and motions followed. The Academics, Arts & Athletics committee asked the board to approve multiple contracts for special-education support and related services for the 2024'25 school year; motions authorizing contracts with ABA Support Services LLC, Behavioral Health Associates, Bowman Academy, Hogan Learning Academy and Lehigh Learning Academy were moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
A proposed agreement with Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living drew board questions about redlined optional services and schedule/hours language; administrators suggested tabling that item for clarification and the board voted to table it to a future meeting to ensure contract specifics are corrected before approval.
Procurement approvals included a second amendment to the district's transportation services agreement with First Student, Inc.; acceptance of a quote for a 2025 Ram 3500 Tradesman (total purchase price $72,468); approval of an air-gas welder for the transportation garage ($5,708.94); purchase of a replacement gas convection oven ($12,225.60); a three-year lease for a Turf Tank line-painting robot at $16,000 per year; renewal of a TransPerfect remote-interpreters agreement for IU services; and acceptance of a bid from Integrity Mechanical for $248,000 for plumbing work at the operations center. Each of these items was presented in committee and approved by motion with the meeting record showing "all those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? That motion carries." The Lehigh Carbon Community College transition services agreement and other Title I/II agreements were likewise approved.
Board members and administrators noted the cost-savings on a rebid for a plumbing contract (approximately $70,000 saved after rejecting the initial bid) and thanked staff for procurement work. The meeting record shows typical voice votes for routine approvals; where contract language needed correction (Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living), the board tabled the item to allow administrators to provide the correct document.
The meeting concluded with reports, public comment and a roundtable of board remarks.
