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Tom Bean ISD approves multi-year device leases to replace iPads, Chromebooks and CTE equipment
Summary
The board approved three separate four-year lease agreements to replace iPads in the Early Childhood program, update CTE computers and replace 880 Chromebooks for grades 1–12 and provide laptops for staff; all motions carried unanimously.
The Tom Bean ISD Board voted unanimously at the May 12 meeting to approve three four-year technology lease agreements intended to refresh classroom and staff devices districtwide.
The board approved a lease to replace iPads in the Early Childhood program and a separate lease for CTE equipment — including replacement of gaming computers, BIM computers and 120 Chromebooks — as recommended by the Chief Technology Officer and the superintendent. A third lease, described as a student and staff refresh, will provide replacement of 880 Chromebooks for grades 1–12 and supply laptops to staff who need a computer for job-related tasks. Each lease motion was recorded as carried 5 in favor, 0 opposed.
Superintendent Steve Goodman and the district's Chief Technology Officer provided the recommendations; the board delegated procurement and implementation to the administration. The leases are for four years and are with IFS (vendor listed in the minutes). The district recorded the approvals as part of consentable business to modernize classroom and CTE technology.
The board did not include detailed financing terms or annual cost figures in the minutes; those details were referred to the superintendent and chief technology officer for follow-up.
