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Montour to purchase 750 Chromebooks, desktops and auditorium upgrades; postage machine replacement approved
Summary
The board approved technology and operations purchases including a $366,750 purchase of 750 Chromebooks (grades 2–4), $76,415 for 85 desktop computers, a $9,209.96 auditorium light board, and a postage machine replacement not to exceed $12,454 plus maintenance and subscription costs.
Director of Operations Darryl Yonkers presented multiple budgeted operations and technology purchases Jan. 16 that the board approved. Notable items included a Trafera purchase of 750 Chromebooks for grades 2–4 totaling $366,750 (to be funded from the technology budget and the Ready to Learn Grant), 85 desktop computers district‑wide for $76,415, and a light board for the high school auditorium for $9,209.96. The board recorded the approvals by voice/roll call.
The business office also presented a replacement postage machine at a cost not to exceed $12,454, plus annual maintenance of $1,160 and quarterly software subscription/meter rental of $243. Yonkers told board members the district was denied a grant application for the DEW boiler/chiller project and provided a drainage update for a back entrance; no additional funding actions were recorded for that project at the meeting.
