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District staff explain Antioch window change order, BOCES contract differences and E-rate upgrades
Summary
A staff member told the board that unforeseen steel work prompted a change order for Antioch Elementary windows, explained nearly $1 million difference in BOCES initial contracts as hardware timing, and described E-rate-funded wireless upgrades across about 300 access points.
During the business portion of the meeting a staff member described a deduct and an add change order related to window replacement at Antioch Elementary School: contractors found unforeseen conditions requiring additional steel in several areas during removal of old windows. The staff member said the work prompted a change order to cover that extra structural work.
The same staff member explained the near-$1 million difference between the district's 2025–26 and 2024–25 initial BOCES contracts: initial-year contracts typically omit budgeted hardware (Chromebooks, iPads, desktops), which are added when equipment is ordered, so the timing of those purchases accounts for much of the gap. He also noted the district used E-rate funding to replace and upgrade about 300 wireless access points and identified an annual hardware budget in the $500,000–$600,000 range.
