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Board told to approve $4.14 million Epic audio/PA upgrade for classrooms, emergency alerts and bell scheduling
Summary
The operations committee recommended replacing aging classroom and public-address systems districtwide with an Epic platform; recommended vendor VSC of Novi bid $4,141,312 (including $200,000 contingency) from 2021 bond funds; staff described safety features, centralized control and a multi‑phase installation timeline.
Mr. Tim Clanner, the district’s administrator for information and instructional technology, and operations staff presented a recommendation to replace aging Carehawk and TeachLogic systems with an Epic-based audio platform from VSC of Novi.
The recommendation calls for a districtwide solution that integrates classroom amplification, public-address, emergency alerts and bell scheduling. Mr. Clanner said the recommended contract amount in the packet is $4,141,312, which includes a $200,000 contingency and would be funded from the 2021 bond proceeds.
Why it matters: district staff said improved classroom audio can increase speech intelligibility for…
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