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Nacogdoches ISD approves $96,197 access control project and multiple network and software contracts
Summary
The board approved the NHS Gates Access Control Project ($96,197.03), contracted fiber and internet upgrades, and the final-year payment to Imagine Learning (Edgenuity) for $55,968.00, all in unanimous votes May 21.
Nacogdoches Independent School District trustees on May 21 approved a series of vendor contracts and security and network upgrades intended to strengthen campus security and district internet resilience.
The largest single project approved was the NHS Gates Access Control Project, with a total project cost of $96,197.03. "I move that the Board approve the NHS Gates Access Control Project with a total project cost of $96,197.03, as presented," the minutes record as the motion that passed unanimously (mover: Demond Jackson; second: Cheryl Brady). The board vote was 7–0.
Trustees also approved network and resiliency work with Vero Networks: the Vero Fiber Resiliency Project for a district cost of $7,784.40 and the Margie Chumbley Fiber Upgrade for $8,357.60. The Board approved purchase of 10 Gbps internet services from EM3 Networks at an annual district cost of $2,954.88 to be funded through E-Rate. Motions for these items were recorded as passing unanimously.
The Board approved the district's final (third) year payment to Imagine Learning, LLC (Edgenuity) for the 2026–2027 school year in the amount of $55,968.00. The motion to approve the payment was made by Farshid Niroumand and seconded by Leabeth Abt and carried 7–0.
The approvals are recorded as routine contract and procurement actions in the meeting minutes. The related budget and funding sources cited in the packet included district project funds and, for the EM3 internet service, E-Rate funding to offset recurring costs.
