The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees recently approved the purchases of approximately $7.4 million for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and technology equipment for staff and students in preparation for the upcoming school year amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The Board is making sure that we have all of the elements in place to provide a safe workplace for our teachers and staff at this moment,” said ECISD Interim Superintendent Gilbert Garza. Edinburg CISD has purchased about $1.2 million for hundreds of thousands of PPE and other supplies, including 34,500 disposable masks, 50,500 reusable masks, 3,250 face shields and sneeze guards,