Petersburg School Board to vote on contractor to install adaptive playground

The Petersburg School Board will vote Thursday, Nov. 12, on a quote and contractor to install the adaptive playground at Rae C. Stedman Elementary School. The meeting agenda says the installation will be paid for by the HurstWood Grant, which also paid for the equipment, but it names no vendor or cost and lists no recommended motion.

The district sought quotes for the playground's installation and roof structure in October, according to a public-agency solicitation tracker.

The board meets at 6 pm in the MS/HS Library. The special meeting's agenda also includes accepting the district's FY26 audit and approving the purchase of a district office building.

In February, the district said the inclusive equipment would let students with mobility needs play with nondisabled peers in a covered area near an accessible path.

A February board agenda said the district recommended Exerplay after three competitive quotes, with a Hurst Wood Education Foundation grant fully funding the equipment. The board approved the Exerplay quote 4-0 on Feb. 17, with one member absent.

That quote, about $90,000, covers an 18-by-40-foot shelter with a metal roof, an elevated sand table and a Freenotes musical instrument ensemble, a set of outdoor instruments made for parks and schoolyards. The shelter is the largest piece, at about $51,000. The quote does not cover site preparation, concrete or installation, which local companies were to bid on separately.