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Board accepts $303,581 bid to install swipe-card access at Smoky Mountain Elementary and Scotts Creek
Summary
The board accepted a low bid from Paramount Securities Consultants to install electronic access-control systems at two schools, using a mix of remaining COPS grant money and local capital funds; district IT staff will maintain the systems.
The Jackson County Public Schools Board of Education accepted a low bid of $303,581.34 from Paramount Securities Consultants to install swipe-card access control systems at Smoky Mountain Elementary School with Scotts Creek School included as an alternate.
Jake Buchanan presented the project and told the board the district's long-term goal is swipe-card access on classroom doors and regularly used exterior doors. The bid covers both schools and lists a 30–45 day completion window from notice to proceed. Buchanan…
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