70 Dell desktop computers from PHSC
The Executive Director of Academic Services, on behalf of the Superintendent of Schools, here by requests the Board accept a donation from Pasco-Hernando State College of approximately 70 Dell Optiplex 980 desktop computers to assist with our District’s technology needs. The computers are approximately five years old and on the average include a minimum of 3Gb of RAM and 160 to 250Gb hard drives. They are in working condition and come with a basic operating system. No peripherals are included. The estimated value of this donation is $12,530.00.
$5000 from Crosspoint Church to Challenger K-8
The Principal, on behalf of the Superintendent of Schools, hereby requests the Boards approval to accept a cash donation from Crosspoint Church to Challenger K8 in the amount of $5,000.00. This donation will make it possible for CK8 to purchase and install a new traditional marquee in the median of our school entrance.
School bus donations
The Director of Transportation, on behalf of the Superintendent of Schools, hereby requests the Board approve three buses for donation per Florida Statute, Chapter 274.06. Two will be donated to the Boys and Girls Club of Hernando County and one to the Hernando County Education Foundation. Per this same statute, donations may be made when it is in the “best interests of the county or district, a governmental unit’s property that is obsolete or the continued use of which in uneconomical or inefficient, or which serves no useful function, which property is not otherwise lawfully disposed of for value without bids to state, to any governmental unit, or to any political subdivision as defined in s.1.01, or if the property is without commercial value it may be donated, destroyed or abandoned…Property, the value of which the governmental unit estimates to be under $5,000, may be disposed of in the most efficient and cost-effective means as determined by the governmental unit.”
Originally acquired in January 2002, the fair market value of each bus is estimated to be at a $3,000 maximum. The estimated lifespan of these vehicles is 10 years. The requested vehicles are currently inactive and would save an average annual maintenance cost of $2,656 plus insurance cost. The donation of these vehicles will allow them to continue to provide service to our community and students.