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District U-46 approves curriculum, expense items

By Seth Hancock
  The Board of Education in School District U-46 unanimously approved, $18.8 million in curriculum and expenditure items at its meeting on Monday, Feb. 13.
  Included was an item presented and approved that evening, a $149,768 proposal with Trane U.S. from the operations and maintenance fund as part of Phase 2 of a Streamwood High School pathways project.
  “The Streamwood High School Pathways Capital Project (Phase 2) will require new RTUs (remote terminal units) to service the proposed automotive and engineering spaces that are part of the renovations,” the proposal states. “Currently, RTUs have a 20-week lead time. Due to these extended lead times, we are requesting authorization to place the order directly with the manufacturer in February 2023, prior to the award of the total project. If approved, we anticipate receiving the units in July 2023, allowing the project to remain on schedule and ready for the first day of school.”
  Three curriculum items, all paid through the education fund, were approved including a three-year contract for the GALE: In Context For Educators program for secondary schools costing $700,399, resource and program fees to offer the International Baccalaureate at Elgin High School’s gifted and talented academy costing $505,000 and purchasing updated textbooks and resource for business courses from Cengage Learning costing $152,635.
  Several operations and maintenance fund items were approved including $5.1 million with Monaco Mechanical for boiler, electrical switchgear and generator replacement at Streamwood High School as well as four roof replacement proposals including Elgin High School ($5.4 million, L. Marshall, Inc.), Elgin’s Huff Elementary School ($2.4 million, Preservations Services, Inc.), Elgin’s Lords Park Elementary School ($2.3 million, Elens and Maichin Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc.) and South Elgin’s Fox Meadow Elementary School ($1.3 million, Elens and Maichin).
  Two contracts, to be paid through federal bailout funds, were approved including $448,116 with Crisis Prevention Institute for training and materials and $363,420 with Care Solace for “mental health care coordination service with a mission to provide easy access to care regardless of circumstance,” the proposal states.
  Also unanimously approved was $12.5 million in itemized bills.