At its regular meeting Thursday night, the Pleasant Valley School Board approved requesting bids for the replacement of HVAC equipment at the elementary and middle schools.

The topic came up at the district planning meeting on Tuesday night. William Gasper, the director of Operations, said although HVAC systems need to be addressed district wide, his request was just for the elementary and middle schools.

The work includes replacing six boilers in the middle school boiler room and three boilers in the elementary school boiler room, Gasper said at the district planning meeting on Tuesday. The boilers at the middle school run on propane and the ones at the elementary school run on propane and oil.

Gasper expects to receive bids between April 18 and May 23. The bids would be reviewed by the district’s planning committee on June 12, and then given to the school board for review and approval on June 22.

“We’re right on schedule,” Gasper said. “If everything works out, that project will be completed in 2024.”

A completion date of August 2024 is anticipated.

“It should be a real good, efficient system once it’s all done,” he said.

At the school board meeting, Michael Simonetta, the district’s business manager, said the school district received a $21,420.52 grant for the purchase of food service equipment. The Food Service Equipment Grant is for the purchase of a steamer for Pleasant Valley Middle School.

The business report also listed the following contracts, agreements and approvals:

• Approved PVSD’s portion of Colonial IU #20 Proposed General Operating 2023-2024 Budget. Pleasant Valley’s contribution is $26,3451.82. CIU20’s total proposed budget is $3,987,425.

• ESSER Fund allocations - 95% Group LLC - 95 Phonics Core Program for Grade 4 and Grade 5. Total cost is $27,900.90 to be paid from ESSER III Act 24 funds.

• SeeSaw Learning Inc. - SeeSaw for Schools. Terms: July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. Cost is $5,000 per year. Total contract cost is $10,000.

• IntegraOne - Purchase computers: 36 workstations. Total cost is $79,245 to be purchased from Ready to Learn grant.

• McGraw Hill Achieve 3000 - Actively Learn AL ELA for High School. Terms: May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024. Total cost is $16,130 to be paid through Ready to Learn grant.

• Power School - Performance Matters software package effective July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. Total cost is $28,684.11.

• Paper products for the 2023-24 school year - PVSD’s portion of the Northampton/Monroe/Pike County Joint Purchasing Board is $51,606.63. Vendors include Staples, $1,885.83; Office Basic, $576; Liberty Paper, $46,972.80; and WB Mason, $2,172.