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Board approves $1.2 million contract to expand audio-alert system in three schools
Summary
The board unanimously approved a contract with Audio Enhancement to install teacher-worn microphones and an integrated alert system at two high schools and one elementary school, citing faster emergency alerts and improved recordings for first responders.
The Lyon County School District Board of Trustees approved quotes and a contract with Audio Enhancement to install an integrated audio-alert and classroom-recording system at Dayton High School, Burnley (Fernley) High School and East Valley Elementary School. District staff said the system lets a teacher activate an immediate alert from anywhere on campus while initiating local classroom camera recordings and connecting directly with first responders.
The district’s director of operations and IT staff described a plan to install systems over the summer so the system would be ready by the first day of school. IT staff said they planned to perform much of the elementary-school installation in-house to reduce costs and anticipated modest contingencies for wiring and equipment adjustments. The approved not-to-exceed contract amount presented to the board was $1,205,361.88; trustees voted unanimously to approve the authorization.
Trustees praised the system’s features and the district’s plan to train staff and use in-house labor where feasible to manage costs. The board asked district technology leaders to track contingency usage and confirm a firm schedule to have systems operational by the start of the school year.
Staff noted the purchase is part of a multi-year rotation to install the audio-enhancement safe systems schoolwide and that training requests to the vendor and staff travel were included in prior workshop discussion.
