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Votes at a glance: Sharyland ISD board approves consent agenda, personnel report, furniture and devices, and E‑rate contracts
Summary
The Sharyland ISD Board of Trustees approved the consent agenda, accepted a personnel report from closed session, and authorized purchases and contracts for furniture, devices and district connectivity at its March meeting.
The Sharyland ISD Board of Trustees held several formal votes during its March meeting. Key outcomes:
• Consent agenda approved (motion to accept read into record). Motion to accept consent agenda by Doctor. Oliveira; second by Hector G. Veda. Vote: 6–0 in favor. The consent agenda included: February 2025 month‑end bills; February 2025 tax collection reports; February 2025 investment reports; January 2025 financial reports; prior meeting minutes; approval to renew RFQ for independent auditor services; renewal of financial advisor contract for 2025–27; renewal of ICEV subscription; approval of out‑of‑state travel to the Black Hat/DEF CON conference; and MOU with Hidalgo County juvenile education program for 2025–26.
• Personnel report approved (motion to approve employment and resignations of certified staff presented in closed session). Motion by David Keith; second by Hector Gueda. Vote: 6–0 in favor. The board reported approval of employment and resignations of certified staff as presented in closed session; the meeting minutes record the board approved the personnel report but do not include individual personnel names in open session.
• Approval to purchase classroom furniture for Benson Elementary using a cooperative vendor. The board recommended Indigo for the contract in the amount of $230,740.23. Motion by Hector Rivera; second by Doctor. Levada. Vote: 6–0 in favor.
• Approval to purchase 418 iPads to outfit 19 pre‑K classrooms using cooperative vendor funds (paid from early education allotment). The amount approved was $135,472. Motion by Hector Rivera; second by Megan Sullivan. Vote: 6–0 in favor.
• Approval of E‑rate RFP 24‑25‑26 Category 1 and 2 services (four projects: renewal of bus cellular services for 27 buses; installation of Wi‑Fi on 36 additional buses; a secondary district internet connection; and replacement of UPS battery backups districtwide). Recommended vendors and one‑year costs presented at the meeting were: CDW‑G for the 27‑bus cellular renewal ($15,000.47); CDW‑G for installation of Wi‑Fi on 36 buses ($73,008.15); Foremost for the secondary district internet connection ($11,940, one year); and SHI for UPS battery backup replacements ($428,646.40). The board approved the recommendation; approval is contingent on E‑rate funding. Motion to approve by David G.; second by Doctor. Oliveira. Vote: 6–0 in favor.
All motions carried unanimously where recorded. Several motions were described in the minutes without an itemized roll call of how each trustee voted; the meeting record reports final tallies as unanimous (6–0). Some dollar amounts for estimated district shares of E‑rate projects were garbled in the spoken record; the board packet and vendor tabulation were referenced in the meeting for exact budgetary detail.
Votes listed above were recorded in open session after the board returned from a closed meeting and are reflected in the minutes as approved.
