The Union County Public Schools Board of Education recognizes the necessity of establishing standards to govern the purchase of technology equipment, software and infrastructure. In order to ensure technology purchases meet established standards, all purchase orders issued for the acquisition of technology must be measured against established standards prior to the purchase of technology.

The Executive Director of Technology Services for Union County Public Schools will be the clearing agent for the measurement of technology purchases against these standards. Therefore, all purchase orders issued for the acquisition of technology, regardless of funding source, must be routed to the Executive Director of Technology Services for the school system prior to being purchased.

Hardware

All requests for quotes and questions regarding hardware acquisition should be directed to Cassaundra Price at 704-296-3143 ext. 2000 or cassaundra.price@ucps.k12.nc.us. 

Pricing is routinely refreshed by the Technology Services Department in order to maximize the purchasing power of school when wanting to procure hardware. Please request new equipment quotes prior to any hardware purchase.

If specialized computer hardware is necessary for a particular situation or environment, please contact Jay Parker (james.parker@ucps.k12.nc.us) for assistance.

Software

For information regarding the purchase of computer software, please contact Technology Services prior to the purchase. All software must be reviewed for system compatibility requirements before purchasing in order to ensure proper operation after installation. For software requests please email software.requests@ucps.k12.nc.us.

Contact the Technology Services Department at (704) 296-3143 for assistance.