Board approves IT contracts, emergency repairs, financial reports and personnel actions; moves to closed session

The DeSoto County School District board approved a series of motions on procurement, finance and personnel during the meeting. Most approvals were voice votes with no roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript; each motion passed after the chair called for "aye" and the minutes recorded "hearing none, that motion passes." The board also moved to consider a closed (executive) session to discuss student discipline, residency appeals, potential litigation and a potential contract.

Procurement and contracts: - Fortinet firewall services and support: The board accepted the lowest and best bid from Synergex (described in the packet) and authorized entering a contractual agreement for firewall services and support. - Network management and monitoring equipment and services: The board accepted the lowest and best bid from Synergex and authorized a contractual agreement for network management and monitoring services. - Network switches: The…