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Board greenlights contracts for laptops, facilities, and professional services totaling millions

Montebello Unified School District Board of Education · March 4, 2026
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Summary

The Board approved a $2,040,954.40 lease for 1,400 HP laptops, multiple capital contracts (including a $430,000 outdoor learning center and $96,900 floor repairs), and ratified service contracts (Swing Education $2,935,175; Cross Country master agreement additions).

The Board approved several contracts and capital project authorizations at its March 4 meeting, including a district lease of 1,400 HP 8 G11 laptops from Insight Financial Services for a total lease amount of $2,040,954.40, funded by ELO-P and S&C 3.1. Donald G. Ellingson presented the technology lease item and noted ownership will transfer to the district after lease completion.

The board also authorized facility and construction contracts: GDL Best Contractors for Nutrition Services floor repairs (project #260203) with a proposed amount of $88,900 plus an $8,000 owner's contingency (total NTE $96,900); GDL Best Contractors for an outdoor learning center at Garfield Elementary (project #251201) at a total NTE $430,000 inclusive of $30,000 contingency; CO-AR Design for a culinary classroom kitchen at Bell Gardens High School (project #251008) NTE $214,500; Encorp Environmental for an AHERA asbestos and lead survey at Greenwood Elementary (project #251102) NTE $49,650; and Knorr Systems Int'l. for swimming pool boiler replacements at Schurr High School (project #251206) NTE $106,110.83 (including contingency). Funding sources were listed in the minutes and include restricted maintenance, grant accounts, and program funds where applicable.

In services, the Board ratified an increased master agreement for Swing Education, Inc. (district substitutes) to $2,935,175.00 and approved adding Behavioral Intervention services to the Cross Country Staffing master agreement with a not-to-exceed total of $340,000 funded by Title I and $2,000,000 funded by the LEA Billing Option Program for the 2025–26 fiscal year.