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Karnack ISD to replace cameras, add phones and buy 18 student laptops under grants and vendor changes

Karnack Independent School District Board of Trustees · July 28, 2025
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Summary

Administrators told the board Everon has been canceled and a new vendor will assume camera and phone coverage under a Safety Grant; the board also approved buying 18 student laptops using LASO III Technology Lending Grant funding.

District administrators reported that the district safety vendor Everon has been canceled and a new company will cover cameras, new phones with built-in PA systems, a 911 locator and related items under the Safety Grant. The district also reported its TIA application had been approved.

Separately, the board voted to purchase 18 student laptops using funds from the LASO III Technology Lending Grant. Trustee Kristi Stephens moved approval of the laptop purchase and Trustee Lacy Warren seconded; the record shows a unanimous 7 board vote to approve the expenditure. Trustees also approved projects and payments to vendors as part of regular procurement actions recorded in the minutes.

The minutes list a Back to School Bash scheduled for August 7 and enrollment at 112 as of July 24, 2025; administration characterized the technology and safety updates as part of back-to-school preparations.