Doing Business with CISD

Crandall Independent School District is a 5-A school district fully accredited by the Texas Education Agency. CISD serves students in Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade and is located in Crandall, Texas in the southwest portion of Kaufman County. CISD is considered a fast growth, above average district committed to student growth and achievement.

The District is a political subdivision of the State of Texas.  It operates under specific legal requirements for the acquisition of goods and services.  Crandall ISD is exempt from most state and local taxes.  Tax-exempt forms will be supplied upon request by the Business Office.

We encourage the review of expenditures at the campus and department levels.  Our focus is on educating requisitioners within campuses and administrative departments so they can make most purchases directly.  By facilitating a training program and district-wide contracts, we give our purchasers the confidence and support they need to be successful.  Although oversight of the purchasing process is still centralized, most purchasing decisions are site-based.

Except for contracts for the purchase of produce or vehicle fuel, all contracts for goods and non-professional services valued at $50,000 or more in the aggregate, for each 12-month period, are made by the procurement method that provides the best value to the District, in accordance with Texas Education Code 44.031(a). For construction projects, the Board of Trustees will determine the appropriate procurement method to receive competitive prices from competing vendors. Public openings for bids and proposals are held at the Purchasing Department located at 400 West Lewis Street, Crandall, TX 75114. Please contact the School Planning Department for information & location on our construction projects public openings.

All contracts based on bids or proposals are presented to the Board of Trustees prior to the issuance of a contract by the Purchasing Department.  Meetings of the Board of Trustees are normally held on the second Monday of each month in the Board Room located at 400 West Lewis Street, Crandall, TX 75114.  Those interested in attending these meetings should view the meeting agendas to verify the place and time of a specific meeting.

Crandall ISD gives preference to the use of cooperative or state contracts where goods and services can be purchased at competitive prices.   This is done to reduce administrative costs.

The District is affiliated with the following purchasing cooperatives and governmental entities:

• 1GPA
• Allied States Purchasing Cooperative (ESC Region 19)
• Central Texas Purchasing Alliance (CTPA)
• Child Nutrition Multi Regional Purchasing Cooperative (ESC Region 10)
• Choice Partners (Harris County Department of Education [HCDE])
• EPCNT (Educational Purchasing Cooperative of North Texas)
• EPIC6 (Educational Purchasing Interlocal Cooperative [ESC Region 6])
• Equalis Group (ESC Region 10)
• Goodbuy Purchasing Cooperative (ESC Region 2)
• OMNIA Partners / U.S. Communities / National IPA / TCPN
• PACE (ESC Region 20)
• Purchasing Solutions Alliance (Brazos Valley Council of Governments)
• Region 4 Education Service Center
• Sourcewell / NJPA (National Joint Powers Alliance)
• TASB BuyBoard
• Texas DIR (Department of Information Resources)
• TexBuy (ESC Region 16)
• TIPS (ESC Region 8)
• TPASS/TXSmartBuy (State of Texas Comptroller)