Bryan ISD school board approves a new method of buying mechanical equipment

This podcast contains comments from the June 15, 2026 Bryan ISD school board meeting.Bryan ISD school board members agree to go through a different process to replace mechanical equipment. Deputy superintendent Brian Merrell's recommendation was unanimously approved at the last board meeting (June 15) to pay for replacing air conditioning chillers at six elementary schools with bond money from 2020 instead of 2025. Merrell also said to meet the deadline to spend bond money from 2020, the purchase will be done through a cooperative that takes less time instead of going through competitive bids.The budget was not announced to replace chillers at Bonham, Crockett, Houston, Johnson, and Navarro elementary schools.There were no presentation materials associated with this agenda item.