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HEB ISD board approves administrator contracts, K–3 phonics adoption and Chromebook purchase
Summary
Trustees approved chapter 21 administrator contracts, adopted a K–3 phonics program and authorized purchase of replacement Chromebooks after staff secured a revised quote that reduced cost by about $180,000.
The Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD board approved several items during the board meeting, including administrator contracts under Chapter 21, the adoption of K–3 phonics instructional materials and the purchase of replacement Chromebooks.
The votes were routine consent and action items to finalize personnel contracts and instructional and technology purchases for the district.
Trustees voted to approve Chapter 21 administrator contracts as presented. The action will allow the district to distribute employee contracts as scheduled on Wednesday and Thursday of the week following the meeting.
On instructional materials, trustees approved adoption of the K–3 phonics program previously approved in title on the consent agenda, with board action to place the materials in classrooms. The board then approved the purchase of replacement Chromebooks; district staff reported a revised vendor quote reduced the cost by approximately $180,000 after confirming tariffs did not apply to the devices, and the motion to approve the purchase passed.
All three motions were moved and seconded on the record and the board chair announced each motion passed. The meeting record does not contain an itemized vote tally in the transcript for these motions.
Sources: motions and votes recorded in the HEB ISD Board of Trustees meeting.
