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Lake Dallas ISD trustees unanimously approve final bond payment, 10‑year dark‑fiber contract, safety audit and personnel finding
Summary
At their April 20 meeting the Lake Dallas ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a final payment on the 2019 bond project, awarded a 10‑year dark‑fiber services agreement to Grande/Sound Broadband, accepted a Region 10 safety audit, and approved a personnel finding and referral to the State Board for Educator Certification.
The Lake Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees on April 20 approved several routine but substantive items spanning capital projects, technology infrastructure, safety review and a personnel finding.
Final bond payment: John Modica, the district's chief operations officer, told the board the 2019 bond project's third and final phase (the CT building) is substantially complete and recommended approval of the final construction payment to Crossing Construction Company LLC. Modica noted Crossing Construction will remain on site on a separate project to repair the district performance hall after a January incident. The motion to approve the final payment was made by Mr. Tucker, seconded by Mr. Bartley, and passed unanimously.
Dark fiber services: Modica explained the district solicited bids to replace its current dark-fiber provider (Grande Communications) and received two proposals. The recommended provider, announced as Grande/Sound Broadband, would supply at least "10 gigabytes" and two strands of dark fiber to serve all campuses under a 10‑year service agreement; Modica said the term is typical for the up‑front infrastructure costs of a project of this scope. The board approved the purchase (motion by Mr. Applebee; second by Miss Collier) unanimously.
Safety and security audit: Chief Chad Springer presented the final three‑year safety and security audit completed by Region 10 and asked the board to accept the report. The board voted to accept the audit (motion by Mr. Bear; second by Mr. Applebee) with a unanimous vote.
Personnel finding and certification referral: Chief of Staff Molly Abalino asked the board to find that "good cause did not exist" for the abandonment of employment by term contract teacher Aaron Vincent, and to authorize notification to the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) seeking sanctions for abandonment of the position. The board approved the finding and the referral in separate motions (finding: motion by Mr. Applebee, second Mr. Tucker; referral: motion by Mr. Applebee, second Mr. Smith), both approved unanimously.
Consent and procedural notes: The consent agenda was moved by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Applebee, and approved unanimously. No recorded dissenting votes were reported in open session; the president stated all board members were present at the start of the meeting and quorum was established.
The board closed the meeting after superintendent Dr. Kristen N. Brown reviewed upcoming events including a Falcon Friends track meet on April 30.
