CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN NON-DISCRETIONARY CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND GRANT-FUNDED PURCHASES: Speaker(s): Dr. Gregory Nelson, Superintendent Description: Description: The Administration recommends approval of payment for the following non-discretionary contractual obligations and grant-funded purchases. These expenditures represent either annual contractual

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8.b. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN NON-DISCRETIONARY CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND GRANT-FUNDED PURCHASES: Speaker(s): Dr. Gregory Nelson, Superintendent Description: Description: The Administration recommends approval of payment for the following non-discretionary contractual obligations and grant-funded purchases. These expenditures represent either annual contractual renewals necessary to maintain district operations or purchases that have been ordered, delivered, and/or invoiced in accordance with approved grant programs. Where applicable, the expenditures will be paid from the appropriate federal, state, or local grant funding source. The requested payments include: Vendor Description Amount TASB Risk Management Fund Annual property, casualty, workers' compensation, liability, and related insurance coverage renewal $131,892.00 Region 17 Education Service Center 2026-2027 Annual Interlocal Agreements and contracted Services $87,880.17 Platinum Consulting Services Samsung Chromebooks, Google licenses, and a charging cart (Grant-funded) $46,761.00 Trifecta Integrations E-Rate network switch replacement project (Grant-funded) $30,100.84 Platinum Consulting Services Interactive classroom panels (Grant-funded) $28,400.00 Summit K12 Dynamic Science two-year instructional adoption (Grant-funded) $34,317.20 Newsela Social Studies instructional resources (Grant-funded) $10,000.00 Renaissance Learning Nearpod Instructional Suite and Professional Learning (Grant-funded) $13,713.00 Comprehensive Training Center Interactive Online Learning Grant professional development and follow-up services (Grant-funded) $10,000.00 The Administration recommends approval of these payments to ensure continuity of district operations, fulfillment of contractual obligations, timely payment of invoices, and compliance with applicable grant requirements.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.8/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.