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Silver Consolidated Board approves bus Wi‑Fi, internet contracts and preapproval for e‑rate equipment
Summary
The Silver Consolidated Board of Education approved three RFP recommendations: a bus Wi‑Fi contract with Kajit, continuation of existing district internet vendors, and preapproval for committee award of e‑rate category 2 equipment, contingent on funding.
The Silver Consolidated Board of Education approved three technology contract recommendations Wednesday, giving final approval to a bus Wi‑Fi vendor, approving continued district internet links, and granting preapproval for the review committee to award e‑rate Category 2 equipment.
The actions passed at the special meeting include awarding bus Wi‑Fi to Kajit, keeping Fat Beam and W and M Communications for district internet and site links, and preapproving the committee to award Category 2 e‑rate equipment to the highest‑scoring bidder so paperwork can be filed before spring break.
The decisions follow a presentation from Ben Potts, the district’s technology director, who told the board the committee reviewed three RFPs for bus Wi‑Fi and selected Kajit. “They were the most expensive because they take more equipment. But we went with [Kajit] because they have cellular service with AT&T, Verizon and T‑Mobile,” Potts said, adding the multi‑carrier approach is important for rural…
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