Plainview ISD trustees approve contracts for dual-language curriculum, meals, transportation, bank depository, math materials and Chromebooks

Plainview Independent School District trustees unanimously approved a set of contracts and purchases at a public meeting, including a contract to develop a dual-language curriculum for North Elementary, renewal of the district's TDA-approved food service contract with Southwest Food Service Excellence LLC for the 2025'26 school year, a transportation contract renewal with First Student that adds activity buses, a two-year depository contract award to Happy State Bank, adoption of Bluebonnet Math (the rebranded Eureka Math) for K'8, and the purchase of Chromebooks worth more than $50,000 in aggregate.

The actions were approved by voice or hand vote with the board recording five votes in favor and none opposed on each listed item.

The board's approval authorizes procurement and contract terms that district staff said will affect classroom instruction, student meals, transportation logistics and the district's cash-management strategy. Administrators described funding sources that will pay for the curriculum and instructional materials and explained operational details for transportation and device replacement.

A district staff member presented the proposed dual-language curriculum for North Elementary, describing lesson plans aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and the science of reading. The packet included a kindergarten lesson and an overview of a five-day instructional cycle: Day 1 comprehension; Day 2 comprehension and word study; Day 3 foundational skills (phonics, grammar); Day 4 composition; Day 5 cross-linguistic connections. Staff said the program currently covers kindergarten through third grade and is being extended into the next grade at North Elementary. Administrators told trustees the dual-language classrooms had shown a roughly…