Jonathan Paradis

Jonathan Paradis serves as a key procurement lead for the Lisbon Board of Education, overseeing the acquisition of Investigation and Personal Background Check Services critical to maintaining the integrity of the district’s educational environment. In his role, he ensures compliance with state and federal standards for personnel vetting, managing contracts that verify the suitability of individuals granted access to school facilities, student programs, and sensitive operational areas. His acquisitions are narrowly focused on security-sensitive services designed to mitigate risk and uphold child safety protocols, aligning directly with the agency’s mission of safeguarding students and staff through rigorous background screening. Paradis works with a range of specialized vendors offering comprehensive background investigation services, including fingerprint-based criminal history checks, employment verification, reference validation, and credential authentication. While no single contractor dominates the award landscape, he maintains a consistent procurement pattern favoring firms with proven expertise in K-12 education security protocols and federal compliance frameworks such as FERPA and state-level education safety statutes. His approach emphasizes reliability, timeliness, and auditability in vendor performance. Paradis exhibits no preference for socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of his acquisitions conducted under open, unrestricted competition. This reflects a strategic prioritization of capability and compliance over socioeconomic criteria, ensuring the selection of the most qualified providers based solely on service quality and adherence to stringent security standards. His procurement portfolio is entirely concentrated under NAICS 561611—Investigation and Personal Background Check Services—demonstrating deep technical expertise in security screening methodologies, including national database cross-referencing, identity verification, and adverse record adjudication. He specializes in procuring services that support safe school environments through proactive, data-driven personnel vetting, making him a specialist in education-sector security contracting.