Hazelwood Schools Minority Suppliers On Target, Struggling to Find Women
The board of education heard a quarterly update to the supplier program at Tuesday's meeting.
The Hazelwood School District (HSD) Board of Education heard a quarterly update report regarding the district's supplier diversity program at Tuesday's meeting. The update included stats through Dec. 31, 2012, on minority and women supplier participation as it pertains to bid contracts awarded within the district. Kevin Cross, HSD director of supplier diversity, said as of the end of 2012, $13.1 million has been spent from the current 2012-13 fiscal year operating funds. Of that, $4.2 million has been used on professional services, $8.7 million was spent on supplies & equipment and $49,600 was used in the construction category (not related to Phase 3, Proposition H). "The purpose of the program is to seek and establish meaningful …
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Roger Clegg
3:44 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
It's good to make sure contracting programs are open to all, that bidding opportunities are widely publicized beforehand, and that no one gets discriminated against because of skin color, national origin, or sex. But that means no preferences because of skin color, etc. either--whether it's labeled a "set-aside," a "quota," or a "goal," since they all end up amounting to the same thing. Such … more ›