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District technology director reports on Chromebooks, phones, fiber and AI privacy concerns
Summary
The district technology report covered Chromebook procurement challenges, network and phone upgrades, E‑rate applications, bus Wi‑Fi, a pending switch to GoGuardian for filtering, and staff warnings about student data and AI tools.
Mercer County technology staff briefed the Board on a suite of ongoing and planned technology projects, including Chromebook purchasing delays and price increases, network and phone upgrades, E‑rate‑funding requests, and concerns about student data sharing with external AI services.
A technology staff member identified as John summarized priorities and recent completions: a district internet contract change to Zayo (reported to provide five times the previous bandwidth), completion of new security cameras and Wi‑Fi for athletic fields, and a Windows workstation refresh for high‑school computers. He said Chromebooks…
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