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Pridgen’s remarks were part of the meeting’s public comment time; trustees did not take action on the comment. The district’s public comment procedures and three-minute time limit for speakers were read aloud to the gallery before the comment period.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular Board Meeting | January 2025 | Tomball ISD","oneSentenceSummary","A Girl Scout representative thanked the Tomball ISD board during public comment and said there are more than 407 Girl Scouts in the Tomball area across 25 troops.","taxTitle","TOMBALL ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",14339,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6383229,"Tomball ISD board votes: bus routing contract, utility agreement, educator finding and routine items",1014,340000,1354000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2124995-e42115d07fb6d6f2cda290d3dd8a0f3e&start=340&end=1354","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2124995-e42115d07fb6d6f2cda290d3dd8a0f3e/thumbnail_340000.jpg","/articles/6383229/Texas/Tomball-ISD-board-votes-bus-routing-contract-utility-agreement-educator-finding-and-routine-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6383229-7d09e05bb417cf8ac28b1c2392c4457c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185767&Signature=lvfoF87gpumKcBr1oUF6~-xHfj5JKBy1ImBKYfpcycg-bMzt1tqbycPdPLNRapn68qy62r7YsXaAoFwMQedb62tBaM1aaIkoC1vXTBqoFgGA5-Wu~BDb5SbzKY-2ZXV1NxVw-9jI0Mms404s7bhHCwQEH~iYPAKlF4aSJnCehMOhgH4Ik9OmcqnsTkJlXzLFUQI3Rff1VfgB4ENfPu50~xh9KIcepSB~4h4k-OVWbjR0d3XLtqsgRWYYh226f9euk-~jLoi7-dmgq1LAD~8ZLfyibprFe3HdILchismDdVPpGORTuIfWStqEqtI~fnyEeBwY0LERF7j5SfiZePePQg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tomball ISD Board of Trustees approved several agenda items at its Jan. 14 meeting, including contracts, an administrative designation and a personnel-related finding.

Votes at a glance

- Bus routing contract (Item A): Approved unanimously. The board approved a five-year contract between Tomball ISD and Transfinder to provide bus routing hardware and software in the amount of $1,203,748 using Strategic Plan 2030 and local funds. The motion was made by Mr. McStravick and seconded by Mr. White.

- Water and wastewater agreement amendments with Municipal Utility District No. 572 (Item B): Approved unanimously. Motion made by Ms. Salem and seconded by Mr. McStravick. The agenda described the action only as “approve amendments to the water and wastewater service agreement with municipal utility district number 572.” Specific amendment details were not provided in the public portion of the meeting record.

- Physical security systems upgrade (Item C): Approved 6-1. See separate article for details; motion made by Mr. White and seconded by Mr. McStravick.

- Alternate TEA approver for TEAL (Item D): Approved unanimously. The board designated Mark White, assistant superintendent of accountability, as alternate approver for Texas Education Agency web applications within the TEAL system; motion made by Mr. Levandowski and seconded by Miss Bass.

- Educator finding under Texas Administrative Code, related to Texas Education Code sections (Item E): Approved unanimously. The board voted to “render a finding under Texas Administrative Code Section 249.14g that good cause did not exist as required by Texas Education Code Sections 21.105(c), 21.160(c), or 21.210(c) for the following educator, Aaron Trent.” The motion was made by Mr. White and seconded by Mr. McStravick. The board made no further action on the record beyond the finding.

- Consent agenda: Approved unanimously. The board approved the consent agenda earlier in the meeting; items included in the consent agenda were presented as part of meeting materials and were approved without separate roll-call discussion.

Actions taken at the meeting will be reflected in official minutes and the district’s posted board packet.","At its Jan. 14 meeting the board approved a Transfinder bus-routing contract, amendments to a water and wastewater agreement with MUD 572, designated an alternate TEA approver, and rendered a finding under Texas administrative and education codes for an educator; most items passed unanimously.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6383233,"Tomball ISD board approves $970,156 security upgrade after debate over vendor access",793,470000,1263000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2124995-e42115d07fb6d6f2cda290d3dd8a0f3e&start=470&end=1263","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2124995-e42115d07fb6d6f2cda290d3dd8a0f3e/thumbnail_470000.jpg","/articles/6383233/Texas/Tomball-ISD-board-approves-970156-security-upgrade-after-debate-over-vendor-access","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6383233-d17379ad752c0d727c08ccc5fa1a1c0a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185767&Signature=gR77gAZFIntzjcXpiH2tIA2w5crnWGSQBq4cHelZyMjqSV0fQWZQXh~R4ga6lbJ~X4pl3T741L~uEbBsBOzr2TmK3K~Ew8aw6oDXYL710QwF~mRcwYIPTJfr2fbSPFVHNy7HspNNkk-aV4FWziPYYCzvV5JdEHkCp13TCU51YN2aG70-PQAx1PWdY3J2f8PjpIl-56JxdlPoYfhrxsfpHlYyJb8sxZ01V-aXuHqm2Azwy9xCqPBAfBdtcUzwLXtu6oyuUYpJwkca1q7ZIOkpx1nb9HMvmXWY9L33jYCDWr20~mjlP3GPu6Z9FFHWMiYLUDtBZVQsL8sA91lg9yq-Hw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tomball Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a $970,156 purchase of physical security system upgrades from Preferred Technologies on Jan. 14, voting 6-1 to accept the recommended Genetec-based solution.

The purchase, described in board materials as a package of access-control and camera upgrades to be funded with bond proceeds, drew questions from trustees about whether a parent who emailed the board had been given an opportunity to bid. Trustee Mark Levandowski said the parent’s note was “compelling” because the writer is a Tomball ISD parent and because the email claimed the parent could “save a substantial amount of money.” Levandowski said he had intended to move to postpone the vote so the board could investigate the claim further, but the motion to approve was already on the floor.

Superintendent Dr. Pratt told the board that the district had requested three quotes from suppliers believed to meet the district’s stated vision and that the procurement was tied to a Genetec software specification. “He is not on the approved vendor list, which would be step number 1,” Dr. Pratt said, noting that becoming an approved vendor is a longer process. She also explained that the administration’s recommendation reflected a preference for an enterprise-grade, unified platform to manage access control and cameras districtwide.

Board members asked whether the parent had submitted an alternative bid; administration said the parent had shared information and reached out but had not submitted a bid for the specified Genetec solution. The superintendent said the district received a “no bid” from one supplier and a higher cost from another, leaving Preferred Technologies as the recommended vendor.

After discussion, the board voted 6-1 to approve the purchase; Trustee Kratky cast the lone vote against the item. No amendment or delay was adopted. The board did not enact any immediate change to procurement policy during the meeting, though a trustee suggested the board could benefit from a procurement refresher in a future session.

The board packet references industry-standard door controller boards and replacement readers from Schlage for the hardware portion of the project. The administration said the platform choice was intended to provide a single interface across campuses for access control (key-fob access) and security cameras to improve staff efficiency and incident response.

The district did not provide further timeline details for installation in the meeting discussion.","The Tomball ISD Board of Trustees approved a $970,156 purchase of physical security system upgrades from Preferred Technologies in a 6-1 vote after trustees questioned whether a local parent-vendor had been given an opportunity to bid.","actionData","errors"]

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Tomball ISD board approves $970,156 security upgrade after debate over vendor access