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irtual School Provider: Consideration and approval for a partnership with Edmentum to provide instructional and programmatic support for the district’s virtual high school under a cooperative contract with The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) in an amount not to exceed $4,200,000 over a five-year period and authorization for the Superintendent to negotiate and execute the agreement through June

Presented in: FORT BEND ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-05-04
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on irtual School Provider: Consideration and approval for a partnership with Edmentum to provide instructional and programmatic support for the district’s virtual high school under a cooperative contract”
SJ
Sonya Jones
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
DS
Dr Shirley Rose-Gilliam
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
AS
Adam Schoof
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
KT
Kristin Tassin
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
RG
Rick Garcia
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
DH
David Hamilton
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
AH
Angie Hanan
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Virtual School Provider: Consideration and approval for a partnership with Edmentum to provide instructional and programmatic support for the district’s virtual high school under a cooperative contract with The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) in an amount not to exceed $4,200,000 over a five-year period and authorization for the Superintendent to negotiate and execute the agreement through June 2031. Attachments: ( 1 ) CFO_Virtual School Provider_May 4, 2026_Agenda 4/20/2026 at 8:22 AM

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). 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.