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13 • Action ItemsFLOYDADA COLLEGIATE ISD (Floyd County)

Consideration and Possible Action on Purchase of Laptops for Secondary Campus Description: We are one year behind on refreshing our laptops at the secondary campus.  The current laptops we have are out of warranty and no longer covered under Apple Care (insurance for major damages that our staff cannot repair themselves).  The attached quote is for 425 Macbooks.  Apple Inc. is a sole source provid

Presented in: FLOYDADA COLLEGIATE ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-02-12
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 2.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consideration and Possible Action on Purchase of Laptops for Secondary Campus Description: We are one year behind on refreshing our laptops at the secondary campus.  The current laptops we have are ou”
BG
Brianne Glasscock
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
RM
Randy Moore
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
ES
Eric Smith
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
RH
Roger Hughes
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
KB
Kay Brotherton
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
GD
Gracie Diaz
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
BC
Beverly Collins
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

13. Consideration and Possible Action on Purchase of Laptops for Secondary Campus Description: We are one year behind on refreshing our laptops at the secondary campus.  The current laptops we have are out of warranty and no longer covered under Apple Care (insurance for major damages that our staff cannot repair themselves).  The attached quote is for 425 Macbooks.  Apple Inc. is a sole source provider of Apple computers for K-12; therefore, we did not need to go out for a quote or a request for proposals (RFP).

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.8/10). 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.