WATERLOO — The Board of Education approved a $364,000 contract Monday with Service Roofing to replace the auditorium and pool roofs at East High School.
The Waterloo firm, one of five companies that submitted proposals for the project, was the lowest bidder after another company withdrew an incomplete bid. Other bids ranged from $397,900 to $510,000.
Materials will be removed down to the roof deck and replaced with new insulation and a durable synthetic rubber roofing membrane.
Construction is scheduled to take place this summer.
Board members also voted to accept a $900,000 State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Safety Grant. The grant will cover $50,000 in safety improvements at each of Waterloo Community Schools’ buildings.
Members of Waterloo robotics teams give a demonstration during Monday’s Board of Education meeting.
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The dollars will cover improvements such as the installation of duress buttons to notify law enforcement of emergency situations, glass-hardening film, intrusion detectors, additional cameras and upgrades and fencing. The improvements funded by the grant must be completed by Dec. 31, 2025.
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In other business, the board:
- Amended the district’s revenue purpose statement, which was approved by voters in March 2020, to include funding for radon testing and mitigation where needed. Related costs can be covered by district revenues from the statewide 1% sales tax for school, also known as the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education – or SAVE – fund. The district will begin radon testing this summer.
- Set the date for the second public hearing for the 2024-25 budget certification. The hearing will take place at 5 p.m. April 22 at the Education Service Center, 1516 Washington St.
- Approved the purchase of a new time and attendance system to track hourly employees’ work and calculate pay at a cost of $65,307 for the first year and $26,551 annually after that. The Ultimate Kronos Group Ready system will replace the current Kronos Workforce system, which is nearing the end of its life, as well as a custom-developed system. Quotes were also received from Time Clock Plus in the amount of $115,358 for the first year and $49,527 annually after that.
- Approved the resignation of East High School Assistant Principal Melissa Steggall effective at the end of the school year.
- Recognized the coaches and members of the FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition programs, who gave a demonstration during the meeting.
Total solar eclipse moves across the nation
The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen views the solar eclipse before a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 8, 2024.
Didier Timothy-Mondesir watches the solar eclipse Monday from Prince Edward County, Ontario.
People gather to watch the total solar eclipse from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Monday, April 8, 2024.
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday in Luna Pier, Mich.
The Statue of Freedom on top of the U.S. Capitol stands as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Capitol Hill, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Washington.
Senate pages wear eclipse glasses as they view the moon partially covering the sun during a total solar eclipse, in front of the U.S. Senate on Capitol Hill, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Washington.
The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen near a flagpole from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, April 8, 2024.
Couples to be wed exchange rings just before totality during a solar eclipse during a mass wedding ceremony at Trenton Community Park, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Trenton, Ohio.
The moon is seen passing in front of the sun with the top of the Washington Monument in silhouette during a solar eclipse in Washington on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Dezaray Butts and her father Douglas wear solar eclipse glasses as they observe the partial phase of a total solar eclipse, in Kingston, Ontario, Monday, April 8, 2024.
Cincinnati Reds’ Jonathan India uses special glasses to watch the sun during a solar eclipse before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Cincinnati, Monday, April 8, 2024.
A total solar eclipse is shown over the Paris Eiffel Tower in Paris, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024.
Cincinnati Reds’ Will Benson reacts to the sun during a solar eclipse before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Cincinnati, Monday, April 8, 2024.
Members of the Cincinnati Reds use special glasses as they watch the solar eclipse before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Cincinnati, Monday, April 8, 2024.
Restaurant workers in the Flatiron district of Manhattan take a break to view the solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024, in New York.
Cameras on tripods are set up to photograph the total solar eclipse Monday in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
The Bonkowski family from Seattle uses homemade viewers made from cardboard boxes and welding lenses as they take in Monday’s eclipse in McGregor, Texas.
Isabel Franco, left, and her parrot Alex watch the solar eclipse from Griffith Observatory on Monday in Los Angeles.
Visitors watch and take photos as the sky darkens during a total solar eclipse at Niagara Falls State Park in New York on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
Visitors watch and take photos as the sky darkens during a total solar eclipse at Niagara Falls State Park in New York on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
Visitors watch and take photos as the sky darkens during a total solar eclipse at Niagara Falls State Park in New York on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
The light of the sun forms a diamond effect during the total solar eclipse over Niagara Falls State Park in New York on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
The light of the sun forms a diamond effect during the total solar eclipse over Niagara Falls State Park in New York on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
The light of the sun forms a diamond effect during the total solar eclipse over Niagara Falls State Park in New York on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
The light of the sun forms a diamond effect during the total solar eclipse over Niagara Falls State Park in New York on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
St. Louis Public Schools employees, from left, Brenetta Underwood, Natasha Winston, Aja McCoy, and Pamela Bryant, take in the view of the maximum stage of the partial solar eclipse around 2 p.m. on Monday, April 8, 2024.
People watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024.
Monday’s eclipse hangs over the ALICO Building in downtown Waco, Texas.
The total eclipse of the sun is seen in Historic Ste. Genevieve, Mo., on Monday, April 8, 2024.
The total eclipse of the sun is seen in Historic Ste. Genevieve, Mo., on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Tongues of burning gasses can be seen coming off of the sun during the total eclipse, as seen from historic Ste. Genevieve, Mo., on Monday, April 8, 2024.Â
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday in Mazatlan, Mexico.
Karine Rodriquez, right, sits with her son Yurem, left, and daughter Aranza, center, as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen Monday from Eagle Pass, Texas.
Visitors to Wendt Beach in Angola, N.Y., create “Eclipse 2024” using stones in the beach sand.
Crowds gather at Niagara Falls State Park in New York to watch as the solar eclipse begins on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
A park visitor takes a selfie while wearing the eclipse glasses as the eclipse begins at Niagara Falls State Park in New York on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
Planes perform a flyover as the solar eclipse begins at Niagara Falls State Park in New York on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
The eclipse breaks through the clouds at Niagara Falls State Park in New York on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
The eclipse breaks through the clouds at Niagara Falls State Park in New York on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
A spectator looks through eclipse glasses at Niagara Falls State Park in New York on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
The eclipse breaks through the clouds at Niagara Falls State Park in New York on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
The eclipse breaks through the clouds at Niagara Falls State Park in New York on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
The eclipse breaks through the clouds at Niagara Falls State Park in New York on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News)
Mariah Marks, clad in intergalactic-themed pants, reads a copy of “The Great Gatsby” as clouds cover the eclipse at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, N.Y., April 8, 2024. (Libby March/Buffalo News)
Miesha Saharan of Amherst, 4, poses for a selfie with her her parents, Lokesh and Mamta Saharan, during the total solar eclipse viewing at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, N.Y., April 8, 2024. (Libby March/Buffalo News)
Didier Timothy-Mondesir watches the solar eclipse from Prince Edward County, Ontario, Monday, April 8, 2024.
The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Mazatlan, Mexico, Monday, April 8, 2024.
The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024.
The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024.
Karine Rodriquez, right, sits with her son Yurem, left, and daughter Aranza, center, as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024.
The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024.
Jordan Elliott smiles as she watches with solar glasses as the moon starts to cross in front of the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024, in Carbondale, Ill.
A resident of a downtown apartment complex glances out of his window as the eclipse begins over Columbia, Mo., on Monday, April 8, 2024.
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, Monday, April 8, 2024.
People use special glasses to watch a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, Monday, April 8, 2024.
People watch a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, Monday, April 8, 2024.
A man takes photos of a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, Monday, April 8, 2024.
Fransisco Vielma, science and social studies director for Eagle Pass ISD, looks at the sun ahead of a total solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024, at Eagle Pass Student Activities Center in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Kenny Riehl, of Solon, Iowa, adjusts a telescope while looking at the sun before a total solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Trenton, Ohio.
People wait to watch a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, Monday, April 8, 2024.
Groups of tourists streamed into Niagara Falls State Park to view the solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Synthia Nguyen and Jen Cerna from Washington, DC, claimed a prime spot on the lawn along the rapids in Niagara Falls State Park, to view the solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Tawhid Rana, of Midland, Mich., hold his daughter Thia, as she views the sun through a telescope at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, April 8, 2024.
Vicki and Craig Musser, of Vernon Hills, Ill. take a selfie with a total eclipse themed race car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, April 8, 2024.
Sara Luneau, 57, poses at Jay Peak ski resort in Jay, Vermont, Monday, April 8, 2024. Luneau and her 16-year-old niece are among the lucky 100 or so skiers and snowboarders who will get a chance to ride the tram to the top of the mountain and view the eclipse from nearly 4,000 feet elevation.
Eclipse glasses are shown at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Monday, April 8, 2024.
People wear solar eclipse glasses as they observe the partial phase of a total solar eclipse, in Kingston, Ont., Monday, April 8, 2024.
People watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday in Eagle Pass, Texas.
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday in Mazatlan, Mexico.
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