eRate Presenter: Jeff McGinnis Description: Snyder ISD received and evaluated 2026 eRate Category One and Category Two quotes and recommends awards that best serve students and staff while maximizing eRate support. For Category Two, the district will upgrade wireless networks at the Primary, Technology, and Administration Buildings with Trifecta Integrations at a total project cost of $120,715.90,

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16.G. eRate Presenter: Jeff McGinnis Description: Snyder ISD received and evaluated 2026 eRate Category One and Category Two quotes and recommends awards that best serve students and staff while maximizing eRate support. For Category Two, the district will upgrade wireless networks at the Primary, Technology, and Administration Buildings with Trifecta Integrations at a total project cost of $120,715.90, with an anticipated district share of $24,143.18. For Category One, the Auxiliary Campus internet service will be provided by Poka Lambro Telecommunications at $120 per month per site under a three-year contract totaling $17,280, with an anticipated district share of $3,456 over the term. For transparency, the presentation also includes a summary of existing telecommunications and internet contracts. Attachments: ( 1 ) eRate 2026-27 Contracts 3/2/2026 at 9:38 AM

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.