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Trustees approve routine purchases over $50,000, certify unopposed trustees and OK MOU for two campus police officers at Compass Academy
Summary
Board approved multiple purchases over $50,000, canceled three uncontested trustee elections and approved a memorandum of understanding to station two ECISD officers at Compass Academy (paid by donor/Compass); staff provided funding and timeline details.
The Ector County ISD board approved several procurement items, certified unopposed trustee candidates for three single‑member districts and approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide two district police officers to Compass Academy.
On purchases over $50,000, staff presented five items for board approval: NetSync — roughly $2,000,000 for an information-technology disaster‑recovery site router; Henthron Commercial Construction — nearly $2,000,000 for Austin Elementary cafeteria work; NetSync — $303,000 for server replacement; Bruckner’s Truck Equipment — about $300,000 for two refrigerated trucks for school nutrition; and CSI Lubbock — $15,000 for network cabling at a new Burleson campus (staff said many similar cabling requests are upcoming as projects proceed). Staff said the larger items were budgeted and funded from general and school nutrition funds as appropriate. The board voted to approve the consent item containing these purchases.
Trustees also approved a motion to cancel the May 3, 2025 single‑member district elections for Positions 2, 4 and 7 and to certify the unopposed candidates elected. The board noted the action applies only where candidates ran unopposed and that the certification follows Texas election law procedures for uncontested races.
The board discussed and approved a memorandum of understanding with Compass Academy to station two ECISD officers on that campus. Chief Daniels briefed trustees on staffing: “As of today, we said it's 61 officers out of 62 positions. So our 62nd officer is going through background,” he said. Under the MOU, Compass (through a donor) will pay officers’ salaries and benefits; ECISD will provide uniforms and equipment and maintain recall authority. Staff said the Compass donor is budgeting support for three to five years; the district emphasized the officers remain district employees. Trustees thanked Chief Daniels and noted the staffing level leaves ECISD among the better‑staffed law enforcement agencies in the area.
Board votes on the procurement and MOU items carried; no recorded roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript for each item beyond standard “aye”/“opposed” confirmations.
