Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Get email alerts on the Procurement topic

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Board reviews bids for instruments, classroom computers and paper; foundation has raised $143,000 for instruments

HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Board of Education Work Session ยท February 12, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The board reviewed bids to purchase musical instruments tied to the "Play it Forward" campaign (HPS Foundation has raised $143,000 of a $250,000 goal), a Perkins grant-funded upgrade to high school business classroom computers, and a paper bid of $30,383.04 recommended from Nebraska ESUCC.

Administrators presented several procurement items at the Feb. 12 work session: bids for musical instrument purchases tied to the "Play it Forward" fundraising campaign, a Perkins grant-funded upgrade to the high school business classroom computer workstations, and paper supply bids.

HPS Foundation Director Chris Schukei reported that the foundation has raised $143,000 toward a $250,000 goal for the instrument purchases and that the foundation board had approved its half of the purchase. Superintendent Dr. Christopher Prososki said he will recommend approval of the bids. Director Kristen Slechta reviewed the planned computer workstation purchase, noting it will be paid via Perkins grant funds, and Dr. Tom Szlanda recommended awarding the paper bid to Nebraska ESUCC Online Marketplace for $30,383.04.

Board members discussed the purchases; the work session served to review bids and the administration will bring formal recommendations to the regular meeting for action.