Tomball ISD trustees approve multimillion‑dollar construction, network and technology purchases and personnel actions

Summary

At its March 17 meeting, the Tomball ISD Board of Trustees approved a series of bond‑funded construction and technology contracts — including a $4.07 million network upgrade and a $4.75 million sewer contract total — authorized multiple device purchases and approved personnel actions and a finding related to an educator resignation.

The Tomball Independent School District Board of Trustees on March 17 approved a slate of bond‑funded construction and technology contracts, new professional hires for the 2026–27 school year and a personnel finding related to an educator’s resignation.

The board voted unanimously to increase a contract with Deanco Inc. by $683,964 (including a $75,000 contingency) for construction of a sanitary sewer force main connecting the West Complex to the Tomball ISD wastewater treatment plant, bringing the total contract to $4,745,094; the board recorded that the work will be paid from bond 2021 funds. Trustees also approved an E‑rate eligible district‑wide network infrastructure upgrade from Datavox for $4,066,439.44 using bond 2025 funds and authorized a separate network cabling replacement from Triumph for $1,311,451.70 using bond 2025 funds.

The board approved multiple technology and instructional equipment purchases funded from bond 2021, including student and staff devices for Tomball West High School ($1,965,783.63) and Creekside Park Junior High ($634,578.59) from CDW‑G and interactive flat panels for the Creekside Park Complex ($117,732). One trustee abstained from votes on the flat panels and the device purchases, citing a current employment conflict; both…

Tomball ISD trustees approve multimillion‑dollar construction, network and technology purchases and personnel actions

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