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Proposals are largely for construction and infrastructure, but tech will be funded in many of them, according to the Texas Bond Review Board’s website.
Here is a sampling of notable amounts that will specifically go to technology:
- Mansfield ISD will have $4 million for instructional technology such as “smart boards” and $584.5 million for equipping and renovating schools. Equipment and renovations include network infrastructure such as VoIP telephones, battery backups, network cabling, data center equipment and wireless infrastructure; disaster recovery equipment; and a network fiber ring. The district will also upgrade or replace security cameras and convert classrooms to computer labs.
- Cedar Hill ISD will have $3.9 million to replace laptops and other devices across the district. There will be $278.5 million for capital improvements that include classrooms and a transportation facility.
- New Braunfels ISD received the go-ahead on a $313 million total bond that includes safety measures such as emergency radios, a purchase of Raptor Tech software and additional key card readers. The schools will have iPad, staff hardware and network hardware refreshes totaling $3 million.
- Canadian ISD will use $2 million to acquire or update instructional technology including laptops, tablets and network infrastructure.
- Hearne ISD will have $1.5 million to upgrade its network infrastructure and purchase student devices and other technology equipment.
- Irion County ISD will have $1 million for device replacement, technology upgrades and instructional devices.
