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Bossier Schools recap multi‑year E‑Rate upgrades: new cabling, enterprise Wi‑Fi and athletic‑field fiber
Summary
Stuart Thompson briefed the school board committee on a multi‑year Category 1/2 E‑Rate program effort that rewired 26 sites, upgraded wireless to enterprise level, extended fiber to athletic facilities and improved network security; additional switch replacements and other work remain on the five‑year plan.
Stuart Thompson briefed the Bossier Parish School Board committee on a multi‑year effort using E‑Rate funds and local matching dollars to modernize internal network infrastructure, extend fiber to athletic facilities and upgrade wireless and network security. Thompson said the district receives an 80 percent E‑Rate discount, leaving the board responsible for 20 percent of eligible costs, and described three major Category 2 projects completed over roughly five years: recabling classrooms, upgrading wireless to an enterprise system, and running fiber to athletic facilities. “We have a access point mounted in every single classroom,” Thompson said. The update included quantitative details Thompson provided: about 9,400 individual cable runs…
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