Cuts Purple Communications' interpretation contract by $164,385, extends it to 2028

The district is cutting the maximum value of its contract with Purple Communications by $164,385, lowering the cap from $276,000 to $111,615. The contract for translation and interpretation services is also extended from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2028. A separate data sharing agreement covers the data the district sends the vendor and how the vendor protects it.

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Vendor / partner: Purple Communications · Austin, TX
Action: Amendment
Category: Student health, support & family services
Term: Aug 7, 2023 – Jun 30, 2028
This vote: $164,385
Previous total: $276,000
New total: $111,615
Funding: Schools and Central Departments with confirmed resources, included but not limited to General Purpose, Supplemental & Concentration Funding.
Resource / site: 0000, 0002, 0004, 0005, 0006
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 26-1254 · agenda D.-38
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jun 24, 2026

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Services Agreement (SA) (Award of RFP No. 22-139OE Translation and Interpretation Services) by and between District and Purple Communications, Austin, TX (Parties), for the latter to continue to provide Translation and Interpretation Services to the District through a variety of means and platforms including but not limited to in-person/pre-scheduled interpretation, video or web-based (VRI), over-the-phone interpretation (OPI) and/or document translations, all services on an as needed basis, decreasing the amount of the Agreement by $164,385.00, reducing the not to exceed amount of $276,000.00 to $111,615.00, and extending the term of the Agreement from August 7, 2023 through June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2028. All other terms and conditions of the SA remain in full force and effect; and of a Data Sharing Agreement, by and between Parties, for the term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, pertaining to the District’s transmission of data to the second Party (Purple Communications) and the protection by the second Party of such data, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the latter Agreement; each, via the Office of Equity.

History

Jun 10, 2026 Postponed to a Date Certain
Jun 15, 2026 Failed
Jun 24, 2026 Adopted on the General Consent Report

Also on the agenda: Jun 10, 2026, Jun 24, 2026

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