Directors to vote on bids for pictures companies | Information, Sports activities, Jobs

LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County School District Board of Directors Thursday, Feb. 19, mentioned soliciting requests for proposals for varsity pictures companies for the upcoming contract interval.

Directors advisable approval to authorize the district administration to arrange and solicit requests for proposals for the three-year interval starting July 1, 2026, and concluding on June 30, 2029.

The district at present has a contract with Strawbridge Studios, Inc. of North Carolina for Okay-12 pictures companies together with senior photographs and group photos with no value to the district.

Board President Zeb Harshbarger stated, “I wanted to bring this to the board because of the fact that we had been reached out to pertaining to looking at other services for school photography. Obviously, since it was a local business, I at least wanted to entertain the idea.”

Macabe Sitler, proprietor of MSP Studios and Mifflintown resident, provided his companies along with his present contract with the district as a sports activities photographer.

“When schools partner with local businesses, the impact stays right here in our community,” Sitler stated.

Sitler shared that MSP Studios images all of the youth sports activities applications in Juniata County which embody baseball and soccer.

He added that MSP Studios shaped an LLC initially of the 12 months with greater than 15 workers with a number of of these workers who’ve already undergone background checks by way of the district administration.

Sitler emphasised that MSP Studios has the personnel to offer faculty pictures companies.

He acknowledged that MSP Studios can match the incentives provided by the prevailing contract holder for varsity pictures companies for gratis to the district.

Harshbarger later stated, “The consensus that I’m getting is to go through with the (request for proposal) process, but only for the school photography process, but to keep athletics as is with MSP as our provider for the athletics photos.”

The board will discover bids for varsity pictures companies to contemplate native choices however “is content with Strawbridge,” in line with Superintendent of Schools Vance Varner.

Directors will vote on bids at 6:30 p.m. at present within the district’s administration constructing.