# MSCS Board Committee / Board Work Session 10-20-26

At the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board Committee/Board Work Session on October 20, 2026, members reviewed multiple procurement and property items. The board considered a three-year, $285,136.49 Verosoft Open Government contract for procurement and contracts management software, including a planned period of overlap with the existing system during implementation. Other presented awards included $175,359.75 to Singer H&R Equipment for 39 insulated food hot boxes under IFB 2362MT; $2,365,230.74 to Crayon Software Experts for Microsoft 365 A5 licenses; and $621,000 to American Paper & Twine for duplicating paper through a Tennessee state contract. Members also discussed renewing Heartland School Solutions for an optional third year, and a Public Consulting Group Medicaid-services contract originating from a 2024 RFP. Staff said renewal pricing reductions had been requested and described additional monthly checks of claims and reimbursements after an audit-documentation issue. A Tennessee cybersecurity grant of $816,000 would support 16,000 CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MDR licenses. Other funding items included a $25,337.47 Community Foundation of Greater Memphis grant and two $50,000 Uplift Westwood CDC equipment donations. The transcript presents these items as recommendations or approval items but does not clearly capture votes on them.

The board also considered surplus-property sales: a parcel on Mon Road to Mount Pisgah MB Church for $10,000, with staff citing about $2,000 in annual grounds-maintenance costs; former Rain Haven property for $105,000; former Georgian Hills Elementary to Libertas School of Memphis for $1 million; and former Manor Lake property for $180,000. Members discussed affordable or market-rate housing proposals and staff said new property-sale contracts include reversionary clauses. In other operational matters, members discussed low-voltage wiring at the White Haven STEM Center, student-safety system sequencing, and flood damage at the main school building. The transcript also records discussion of a proposed student trauma-support program and policy items, but no additional procurement action is clearly documented for those topics.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Information Technology, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 20, 2026

### Sources
- [MSCS Board Committee / Board Work Session 10-20-26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViR3ispZino) - Memphis-Shelby County Schools