Responsibility:
The Superintendent of schools (the Superintendent) or designee is authorized to purchase on behalf of the Board of Education of Cecil County (the Board) when formal bidding procedures are not required by law, and when budget appropriations are adequate to cover such obligations. The Assistant Purchasing, as the primary designee of the Superintendent, is responsible for administering this regulation.

All contractual agreements between the Board and any supplier must be made by formal purchase order, agreement, or contract specifying the terms and conditions and signed by the Superintendent or designee and the corporate official of the supplier.

The Purchasing Department is located at the Board of Education's central office:

Cecil County Public Schools
George Washington Carver Education Leadership Center
201 Booth Street, Elkton, MD 21921-5684
Phone: 410-996-5429 / Fax: 410-996-5137

Purchasing Staff:

Ms. Denise Sopa, Managing Director of Business Services
dsopa@ccps.org

Mr. Richard Raulie, CPPO, C.P.M., Assistant in Purchasing & MBE Liaison
rgraulie@ccps.org

Ms. Kadriea Porter, Purchasing Specialist
klporter@ccps.org

Ms. Daniela Dunlap, Purchasing Secretary
ddunlap@ccps.org

Purchasing Dept. Group E-mail: procurement@ccps.org