Duncanville ISD board approves superintendent contract amendment, several hires and purchases
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The board voted unanimously on a series of personnel and procurement items, including an amendment to the superintendent’s employment contract, hiring William Mitchell as chief athletic director, and approval of four purchases over $50,000, including a $92,000 TEA-funded cell-phone case program for middle and high school students.
The Duncanville Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a cluster of personnel and procurement items during its February meeting, including an amendment to the superintendent’s employment contract and multiple purchases that carry districtwide operational and programmatic effects.
President Jacqueline Colton opened action following closed session by asking for a motion to adopt the first amendment to the Duncanville ISD superintendent employment contract; the motion was moved from the floor and, after trustees expressed support for the superintendent’s leadership, passed unanimously on electronic vote. Trustees verbally affirmed confidence in Dr. Goree’s leadership during discussion.
On a separate motion, the board approved the superintendent’s recommendation to hire William Mitchell to a one-year contract as chief athletic director. Trustees cast electronic votes and the motion passed.
The board also approved purchases above $50,000 presented by the district finance team. The recommended items included School Technology Associates for districtwide time-clock replacements ($147,735.75), Southwest International Trucks for two refrigerated box trucks serving Child Nutrition ($267,506), Eduphoria for curriculum and instruction software ($63,827.59), and Yonder for a cell-phone lock case program ($92,000). Administration said the Yonder purchase was funded by a TEA cell-phone grant tied to enforcement of recently passed state phone policy; staff stated the order covers more than 6,400 middle- and high-school cases and that the cases will be distributed at the start of the next school year.
Several routine items also moved by omnibus or consent votes. The consent agenda was approved and the board approved a request-for-qualifications vendor list for evaluation related to construction materials testing and other professional services. The board approved Schultz House Moving LLC to purchase and remove high school portable buildings — a net cost of $86,300 — citing city ordinance removal deadlines and a plan to remove portables after school ends to avoid instructional disruption.
All named votes reported during the meeting were carried by the board (actions recorded as unanimous or 5–0 electronic tallies). No separate roll-call vote record with member-by-member votes was provided in the public transcript.