Texas voters said yes to about $15 billion in bonds issued over election weekend, most of which went to public schools.
The Texas Bond Review Board's website says the proposals are primarily related to construction and infrastructure, but much of it will include technology funding.
Below is a sample of the notable amounts of money being spent specifically on technology.
- Mansfield ISD will invest $4 million in educational technology such as “smart boards” and $584.5 million in school equipment and renovations. Equipment and renovations include network infrastructure such as VoIP phones, battery backup, network cabling, data center equipment, and wireless infrastructure. Disaster recovery equipment. and network fiber ring. The district also plans to upgrade or replace security cameras and convert classrooms into computer labs.
- Cedar Hill ISD will donate $3.9 million to replace laptops and other devices throughout the district. $278.5 million will be spent on capital improvements, including classrooms and transportation.
- New Braunfels ISD received the green light for a total of $313 million in bond payments, which includes safety measures such as emergency radios, the purchase of Raptor Tech software and additional key card readers. Each school will receive a total of $3 million in iPad, staff and network hardware updates.
- Canadian ISD will spend $2 million to acquire or update educational technology such as laptops, tablets and network infrastructure.
- Hahn ISD will set aside $1.5 million to upgrade network infrastructure and purchase student devices and other technology equipment.
- Ilion County ISD will provide $1 million for equipment replacement, technology upgrades and instructional equipment.
This article was first published Industry Insider — Texasis a sister publication. government technology.
