Board approves multiple contracts including tennis-court repairs, AV upgrade, cybersecurity platform and bus agreements

The Calvert County Board of Education approved multiple procurement actions that district staff said preserve operations and improve infrastructure. Funding sources included FY27 capital funds and emergency connectivity money: Mid Atlantic Asphalt, Inc. will receive $107,667 to repair Huntingtown High School's lower tennis courts; AV3 Inc. will perform an audiovisual modernization of the boardroom for $28,381; and ePlus Technology, Inc. was approved for a three-year adaptive cybersecurity awareness platform at a total of $114,948 (with annual payments of $38,316 beginning FY28 after a no-cost transition).

Sheldon Taylor, supervisor of finance and procurement, and project leads described operational benefits: surface repair and fencing relocation at Huntingtown, improved hybrid-meeting capabilities in the boardroom, and enhanced phishing simulations and mitigation tools for staff training. The board also approved a slate of school-bus contractor agreements (12-, 2- and 1-year terms) intended to maintain route continuity; director Kevin Hook explained the 12-year contractor terms align with the state's 12-year maximum bus lifecycle. All contract votes reported were unanimous.