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Board hears finance report on construction progress and recommended purchases totaling several hundred thousand dollars
Summary
Finance staff reported construction milestones across schools, recommended contracts (Trace 3 LLC IT backup $327,000; gym floor work and other capital totaling $840,197; software licenses including Albert IO $76,370 and IXL $198,000), and presented a general fund budget amendment that reduces the projected deficit.
The finance presenter described construction and capital progress across the district and presented a set of recommended purchases and contracts. Construction items noted included Pine Ridge entering a final phase, Eastern Middle School entrance finishing this year and high-school sports fields nearing completion; the presenter said central construction work will resume in summer.
On procurement, the board heard several dollar amounts and funding sources: an Albert IO two-year secondary license "not to exceed $76,370" from the general fund; Quick Reads intervention for K-8 "not to exceed $73,100" purchased through a Section 35j grant; a 2-year IXL renewal for K-8 "not to exceed $198,000" from the general fund; an IT backup replacement recommendation to Trace 3 LLC "not to exceed $327,000" from 2025 capital projects; and a student transportation 10-passenger van from MobilityWorks "not to exceed $62,925" from the general fund. The presenter also described a package of gym-floor replacement contracts with combined totals presented as "amount to exceed $840,197" from 2025 capital projects and outlined a budget amendment that reduced the anticipated spending deficit from roughly $3,000,000 to about $2,000,000 with an expected fiscal-year-end fund balance of 16.33%.
