District study recommends contracting IT services with regional ESD for broader coverage and cost predictability

Jul 12, 2025

Superintendent Kelly presented a feasibility study proposing non‑renewal of the district’s current IT administrator contract in favor of a regional ESD contract that would provide daily remote support and ~8 in‑person hours per month, citing expanded technical capacity and predictable costs; no action was required tonight.

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Kelly presented a feasibility study on contracting the district’s IT services through the regional Educational Service District (ESD). The study—submitted to the classified union as part of the process—compares current in‑house coverage (about 15 hours/week of local IT support) to an ESD service model offering remote start‑to‑end‑of‑day coverage plus roughly eight in‑person hours every other week and the ability to dispatch on‑site within about 90 minutes when needed.

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