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Uvalde CISD board approves Xerox lease, library list and personnel renewals; trustees ask for usage audit
Summary
The board approved a 26-machine Xerox lease with Quality Print Solutions, the library-materials list required by Senate Bill 13, renewals for teachers and administrators, and other personnel actions; trustees requested a usage audit to check copier allocations and campus needs.
At its regular meeting the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved several business items and personnel actions, including a proposed Xerox copier lease, a library-materials list required by Senate Bill 13, and contract renewals presented in closed session.
Xerox lease and procurement concerns: District purchasing staff said the proposed renewal covers 26 copiers and followed state procurement procedures. Trustees asked why a campus-level usage audit had not been completed and questioned the distribution of machines — noting 9–10 at the high school. "It seems like we don't have them allotted at the same being equal at each campus," a trustee said, urging an efficiency audit before future approvals. Purchasing staff replied the district participates in a pooled monitoring program and that some prior solicitations were not competitive; staff agreed to provide a follow-up usage report.
Library materials (Senate Bill 13): The superintendent noted that state law requires the board to review updates to the school library catalog. Trustees queried the process librarians use to vet titles and whether parents have options to restrict materials; the board approved the list allowing campuses to purchase and shelve titles for 2026–27.
Personnel and contract renewals: Following closed session, the board authorized the superintendent to engage counsel for pending litigation matters, approved renewals for teacher and professional contracts (with one abstention noted where a trustee recused due to a family member), and approved administrative contract renewals and personnel actions.
What’s next: Trustees asked purchasing and finance staff to prepare reports showing copier usage by campus and to add procurement-calendar safeguards for future large contracts. Finance staff also walked trustees through enrollment and ADA figures that will inform revenue projections.
