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Board approves $2.2 million VoIP phone system to add classroom phones for safety
Summary
Trustees approved a multi-year contract to replace legacy telephone systems and install phones in classrooms to support emergency calls and dispatching; motion passed 5–0 after trustees questioned timing, scope and funding sources.
The El Paso ISD Board of Trustees authorized district staff to purchase a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone system and infrastructure solution from Computacenter U.S. (authorized Cisco fulfiller) with a multi-year cost plan that administration said totals about $2.2 million for the initial term.
Trustees voted 5–0 to approve the purchase, which administration described as a replacement of legacy equipment and an installation of classroom-mounted telephones that would improve emergency communications and compliance with school-safety requirements.
Trustee Leverage moved the procurement and the motion was seconded; the board carried the item unanimously. Trustee Sutton summed up the safety…
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