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Fort Worth ISD school board approves $33.7M in purchases. Here’s what they bought in August
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. Delivered to your inbox — completely free.What is it? Membership fees for Fort Worth ISD to participate in the Council of the Great City Schools, a national group of the largest urban public school systems. What's the cost? $55,077 Who's the vendor? Council of the Great City Schools Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda, a list of items considered routine that can be approved in one vote. What is it? A program that will collect and analyze Fort Worth ISD's career and technical education data, which the state requires. What's the cost? $80,937.50 Who's the vendor? CEV Multimedia Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? A program for district employees to report their absences. What's the cost? $82,119.53 Who's the vendor? PowerSchool Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? Services to support network server storage for Fort Worth ISD's virtual servers. What's the cost? $87,126.72 Who's the vendor? Sequel Data Systems Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? The annual fee for Raptor, a software that campuses use to scan visitors' identification cards, cross reference with national and local sex offender registries and print guest badges. What's the cost? $89,100 Who's the vendor? Raptor Technologies Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? Annual inspection of fire sprinkler systems at schools. What's the cost? Not to exceed $90,000 Who's the vendor? Western States Fire Protection Co. Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? The district plans to replace existing ornamental fencing with security fencing around I.M. Terrell Academy. The new fencing will allow students and staff to move around the property and between buildings within a secured area. What's the cost? Not to exceed $98,971.56 Who's the vendor? Garland-based Viking Fence Co. Where's the funding coming from? Special revenue What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? Services to inspect fire extinguishers and vent hoods throughout the school district. What's the cost? $99,800 Who's the vendor? Texas Fire & Sound Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? The Texas College Bridge program is an online prep English and math course for students. What's the cost? $100,000 Who's the vendor? The NROC Project Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? Annual tests for students enrolled in certain career and technical education courses. What's the cost? $137,785 Who's the vendor? YouScience Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? An agreement between Fort Worth ISD and Teach for America that places recent college graduates in high-need classrooms. What's the cost? $152,000 Who's the vendor? Teach for America Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? Materials and licensing for software that special education teachers can use to assemble a curriculum. What's the cost? $162,992.48 Who's the vendor? News-2-You Where's the funding coming from? Special revenue What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? Trustees added $225,964 to a previously approved architectural contract for the renovation of Workforce-Based High School. The school board previously tabbed $903,858 to the project. The contract is now set at a maximum of $1,129,822. What's the cost? $225,964 Who's the vendor? Kline Hardin Architects Where's the funding coming from? 2021 bond What was the vote? Unanimous What is it? Renewal of a license for Google products. What's the cost? $231,320 Who's the vendor? CDW-G Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? A supplemental resource that provides teachers with additional support to accelerate the learning of English-as-a-second-language students. What's the cost? $234,575 Who's the vendor? Curriculum Associates Where's the funding coming from? Special revenue What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? Software for keeping track of nonexempt employees' hours and attendance. What's the cost? $252,427.98 Who's the vendor? Kronos Inc. Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? Additional software to link two timekeeping services in the district. What's the cost? $269,425.30 Who's the vendor? Kronos Inc. Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? Software that sends phone calls, text messages, emails and phone app notifications about Fort Worth ISD's emergency communications, daily attendance and general announcements. What's the cost? $345,500 Who's the vendor? Active Internet Technologies, also known as Finalsite Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? Renewal of a program that encourages high school students who dropped out to return to school. What's the cost? Not to exceed $400,000 Who's the vendor? Graduation Alliance Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? The district bought a property at 5625 Meadowbrook Drive as part of the planned construction of a new replacement campus for Eastern Hills Elementary. What's the cost? $480,000, plus closing costs and relocation expenses Where's the funding coming from? 2021 bond What was the vote? Unanimous What is it? An agreement between Fort Worth ISD and Education Service Center Region 11 for instruction-related services. What's the cost? $549,809.80 Who's the vendor? Education Service Center Region 11 Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? 8-0, with trustee Anne Darr abstaining because she works for Education Service Center Region 11; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? A contract between Fort Worth ISD and PreK Today that would see children enrolled in community-based early childhood education providers classified as district students. Child Care Associates manages PreK Today. What's the cost? Not to exceed $600,000 Who's the vendor? PreK Today Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? Under federal law, Fort Worth ISD is required to provide equitable services to private nonprofit schools that serve children from low-income families and who also live within the district's attendance boundaries. What's the cost? $689,242 Who's the vendor? Education Service Center Region 11 Where's the funding coming from? Special revenue What was the vote? 8-0, with Darr abstaining because she works for Education Service Center Region 11; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? An online resource that provides language support for academic achievement and vocabulary development for bilingual students. What's the cost? $730,530 Who's the vendor? Summit K-12 Where's the funding coming from? Special revenue What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? A shuttle services contract for special education students during the 2024-25 school year. What's the cost? Not to exceed $845,000 Who's the vendor? HopSkipDrive Inc. and EverDriven Technologies Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous; the contract was on the consent agenda. What is it? Trustees allocated additional funds to the architectural contract for the planned renovation of Wedgwood Middle School. Previously, the district dedicated $3,610,937 for the contract. Now, it is $4,513,617. What's the cost? $902,735 Who's the vendor? WRA Architects Where's the funding coming from? 2021 bond What was the vote? Unanimous What is it? NWEA's MAP test system that tracks students' academic progress throughout the school year. What's the cost? $1,073,638.75 Who's the vendor? NWEA Where's the funding coming from? General fund What was the vote? Unanimous What is it? The district bought three properties at 5705 Meadowbrook Drive, 701 W. Jessamine St. and 2274 Hemphill St. for the planned replacement campus for Eastern Hills Elementary and renovations at Daggett Montessori. What's the cost? $1,350,000, plus closing costs and relocation expenses Where's the funding coming from? 2021 bond What was the vote? Unanimous What is it? A modern student transportation management system that allows the district to create and plan school bus routes, manage field trips and tracking of buses. Parents will have access once the system is fully rolled out in October 2025. What's the cost? $1,447,265 over the next three years Who's the vendor? Transfinder Corp. Where's the funding coming from? TRE What was the vote? Unanimous What is it? An agreement with a contractor for the Leonard Middle School renovation project. What's the cost? Not to exceed $1,750,000 Who's the vendor? School Specialty Where's the funding coming from? 2021 bond What was the vote? Unanimous What is it? An agreement with a contractor for the Jacquet Middle School renovation project. What's the cost? Not to exceed $1,820,000 Who's the vendor? School Specialty Where's the funding coming from? 2021 bond What was the vote? Unanimous What is it? An agreement with a contractor for the Wedgwood Middle School renovation project. What's the cost? Not to exceed $2,226,830 Who's the vendor? School Specialty Where's the funding coming from? 2021 bond What was the vote? Unanimous What is it? Trustees ended a previous architectural services contract for McLean Middle School renovations and approved a new agreement. What's the cost? Not to exceed $5,068,125 Who's the vendor? Glenn Partners Where's the funding coming from? 2021 bond What was the vote? Unanimous What is it? The district is working with its fiber network provider to design a new system that meets its current and future needs. The project will receive a 90% discount from the Federal Communications Commission. The district will ultimately pay for 10% of the project, once its funds are reimbursed from the federal government. What's the cost? $10,424,634 up front. After reimbursement, the district's expense will be $775,877 plus annual service costs of $266,586. Who's the vendor? Conterra Ultra Broadband Where's the funding coming from? TRE What was the vote? Unanimous Look for the "Republish This Story" button underneath each story. To republish online, simply click the button, copy the html code and paste into your Content Management System (CMS). Do not copy stories straight from the front-end of our web-site. You are required to follow the guidelines and use the republication tool when you share our content. The republication tool generates the appropriate html code. 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The Fort Worth ISD school board approved more than $33.7 million in new spending during its Aug. 27 meeting.
Among the biggest items trustees approved included $10.4 million for fiber internet upgrades and a combined $10.8 million in 2021 bond-related expenditures.
Here's what trustees approved:
Membership fees to school district association
Career and technical education data collection, analysis
Employee absence system
Network server storage
Annual subscription fee for school visitor check-in software
Fire sprinkler inspection services
Security fencing for I.M. Terrell Academy
Fire extinguisher and vent hood inspections
Texas College Bridge program
Interim assessments for career and technical education classes
Renewal of Teach for America contract
Software and training for special education staff
Allocating additional funds to Workforce-Based High School renovation
Google Classroom licenses
Resources for English-as-a-second-language teachers
Time and attendance software for employees
Timekeeping software bridge
Communications system
Student reengagement program
Property acquisition for replacement campus
Annual contract for instructional solutions and support
Pre-K Today agreement
Contract to provide equitable services to private nonprofit schools
Online English language development platform
Alternative shuttle services
Additional funds for Wedgwood Middle School renovation design
Northwest Evaluation Association's Measures of Academic Progress system
Property acquisition for replacement campus
Student transportation management system
Leonard Middle School renovations contractor
Jacquet Middle School renovations contractor
Wedgwood Middle School renovations contractor
New architectural contract for McLean Middle School renovations
Contract for fiber network upgrades
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