Track open bid opportunities, contracts, public meetings, and key contacts for Region 18 Education Service Center.
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Posted
Sep 30, 2026
Nov 4, 2026
Purchase one (3) new 2027 model vehicles.
Posted
Sep 1, 2025
Aug 31, 2028
Region 18 ESC solicits vendors to join an approved pool of professional consultants and contract-service providers for K-12 needs, including keynote speakers and professional development/training (assessment & data use, change management, classroom management, curriculum design, differentiated instruction, SEL, leadership development, crisis management, student engagement, teacher well-being, program evaluation, technology consulting, and select contract services such as building maintenance, safety, and temporary labor). Continuous solicitation; electronic submissions only via the ESC18 eBid site; resume/biography required (omission = rejection). Excluded professions: accounting, real estate appraising, medicine, optometry, professional nursing, interior design, architects, landscape architects, land surveyors, and professional engineers. Vendor qualifications include K-12 training experience, adult-learning facilitation, presentation and writing skills; evaluation criteria weigh price heavily (40%) plus reputation, quality, fit, past relationship, and HUB impact.
Posted
Sep 20, 2025
Aug 31, 2028
Provide professional consultant & contract services.
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City
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MIDLAND
NCES ID
National Center for Education Statistics identifier.
4800150
Number of Schools
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0
Total Staff
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0
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Board meetings and strategic plans from Region 18 Education Service Center
The board meeting began with the roll call of members, the pledge of allegiance, and the recitation of the board's mission and philosophy. The board approved the meeting agenda after addressing minor spelling corrections. Key agenda items included the processing of the consent agenda, which involved removing specific items for later consideration and handling a board member's recusal from a disciplinary matter involving a specific license holder. The Executive Director presented a report covering the expansion of the Nurse Licensure Compact, the American Nurses Foundation's initiative to support nurse well-being and prevent burnout, the final report from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's healthcare workforce task force, and updates on a state nurse residency project.
The board meeting covered a range of topics including updates from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and agency strategic planning. The executive director reported on the upcoming implementation of legislative requirements regarding the submission of continuing education evidence by nurses. Additionally, the board recognized staff for enforcement efforts related to impostor alerts and prescription fraud investigations, and received updates on the progress of Operation Nightingale.
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The board discussed several items, including an executive session concerning personnel matters, which led to the selection of a new executive director and a runner-up candidate. The executive director's report covered the expansion of the nursing compact to include new states, financial updates regarding legislative funding, and the sunsetting of Covid-19 related waivers. Additionally, the board discussed the transition to digital notifications and bulletins, welcomed new staff members, and reviewed a proposal to establish an apprenticeship track at Vernon College.
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