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Brenham ISD approves network upgrade; district to cover 20% of E‑rate project
Summary
The Brenham ISD Board voted unanimously to fund 20% of a network upgrade while relying on E-rate Category 2 support for the remaining costs after a presentation by the district’s director of information technology.
President Jared Krenek called the Brenham ISD special board meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. on March 2, 2026. Director of Information Technology Brittni Kalich presented a proposal to upgrade the district’s internal network connections under E-rate Category 2 internal connections funding.
"Move to approve the district contribution of 20% of the total cost to upgrade our internal network connections with the remaining funds covered through e-rate support as presented," Trustee Kelvin Raven moved; Trustee Bonnie Brinkmeyer seconded and the motion Passed (Yea: 5, Nay: 0, Absent: 2). The board’s recorded vote showed five trustees in favor and two absent. The board did not specify the total project cost in the meeting minutes; district contribution was stated as 20% of that total and the remainder would be covered by E-rate support.
The vote authorizes the district to proceed with the internal connection upgrades under the E-rate program with the stated local contribution. The presentation and motion did not include a specific timeline, vendor selection, or dollar-amount total for the project in the public minutes; those details were not specified. The action is recorded as an approved motion on the special meeting agenda.
