G.1.b. Educational Service Center Region 13 Contracted Services for 2026-2027 Description: ESC Region 13 provides a variety of services for the District annually, including the provision of our Student Information and Enterprise System, Ascender. Product/Service 26-27 Pricing: Ascender Enterprise System $54,573.75 Cooperative Participation: Behavior Specialist $4,500 Career & Technical Education*

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G.1.b. Educational Service Center Region 13 Contracted Services for 2026-2027 Description: ESC Region 13 provides a variety of services for the District annually, including the provision of our Student Information and Enterprise System, Ascender. Product/Service 26-27 Pricing: Ascender Enterprise System $54,573.75 Cooperative Participation: Behavior Specialist $4,500 Career & Technical Education* $2,800 Homeless Education** $1,500 School Finance $4,000 State Comp Ed $1,000 TEKS Resource System $11,074.20 PEIMS $5,600 TExGUIDE PK-12 $5,592 TXED Support Service $20,000 * Carl Perkins grant funds ** Title I-A grant funds It is recommended that the Board authorize payment to ESC Region 13 for continuation of contracted services in the amount of $110,639.95 from a combination of grant and general funds. Attachments: ( 1 ) Region 13 Renewal for 26-27 School Year 7/13/2026 at 3:36 PM

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). 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.