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Ropes ISD approves $101,630 purchase of student Chromebooks

ROPES ISD Board of Trustees · May 18, 2026
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Summary

The Ropes ISD Board of Trustees approved buying student Chromebooks from Vivacity Tech PBC for $101,630 through the BuyBoard/TIPS cooperative. The vote was unanimous among present trustees.

The Ropes ISD Board of Trustees voted May 18 to purchase student Chromebooks through the BuyBoard/TIPS cooperative for $101,630, awarding the contract to Vivacity Tech PBC.

The motion to approve the purchase was made by Trustee Keila Ketchersid and seconded by Trustee Blake Thrash. The minutes record the motion carried with a vote of Yea: 6, Nay: 0, Absent: 1. The approved purchase amount listed in the meeting record is $101,630.00.

The approval comes alongside other technology and facilities spending on the board agenda. No timeline for deployment or grade-level distribution was specified in the minutes.