Lubbock ISD board approves MOUs, grants application, bank contract and district purchases
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Summary
At the May meeting the board approved amended dual-credit and early-intervention MOUs, authorized an opioid grant application, awarded a two-year depository contract to PlainsCapital Bank, and approved multiple purchases, renewals and construction expenditures.
The Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees approved a set of administrative items including MOUs, a grant application resolution, a bank depository contract, district purchases, contract renewals and construction purchases during the regular meeting.
Academic partnerships and service agreements: The board approved an amended memorandum of understanding with Angelo State University to continue the district's dual-credit program (Monterey and Talkington campuses), noting a new state program will allow students on free or reduced-price lunch to take courses without cost to students. The board also approved the memorandum of understanding with Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) for the 2025-26 year; the district serves as fiscal agent for ECI services for infants and toddlers in several counties.
Opioid grant resolution: Trustees approved a resolution authorizing the superintendent to submit an application for a Community Based Opioid Recovery Effort grant, which the presenter described as funding drawn from state-level settlement distributions to support opioid prevention and intervention activities. The resolution permits the district to apply and designate the superintendent as the authorized official.
Depository contract: After an RFP and evaluation, trustees approved awarding depository services to PlainsCapital Bank for a two-year period, 07/01/2025 through 06/30/2027, with an option to extend. PlainsCapital was the top-scoring respondent; David Quintanee, chairman of PlainsCapital's West Texas Region, thanked the board in person after the vote.
Procurement, renewals, and construction: The board approved district purchases including dual-enrollment/on-ramps services, math intervention (IXL), Edgenuity credit-recovery curriculum for certain high-school programs, AMERA (formerly Istation) reading support, utilities contracts, and musical instruments for instrument consolidation and campus needs. Trustees approved seven contract renewals spanning employee assistance programs, evaluation and professional development software, Google Workspace licensing, frontline software, services supporting dyslexia/deaf education testing, waste collection, and Medicaid-billing software. The board also approved three construction-related purchases for targeted roof repairs, associated professional/architect fees, and Rush Elementary west parking/drop-off improvements. All items in the consent/administrative blocks were approved by roll call or voice vote, typically recorded as 6 to 0.
Board presenters included Dr. Rolo (superintendent), Dr. Wilkins (finance), Mr. Rodriguez (procurement), Mr. Barbides (facilities) and others who described program specifics and funding sources. Several presenters noted that some approvals reflect application or funding-seeking steps (for example, the opioid grant application) rather than guaranteed award amounts.