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District hears demonstration of Vivi classroom display system; staff described a one-year district license at $25,000
Summary
Vivi, a classroom wireless display vendor, demonstrated a proof-of-concept and an implementation plan for a districtwide classroom display system; staff said an initial one-year district site license would cost about $25,000 and include devices, warranty and professional learning.
District staff hosted a presentation by Vivi, a classroom wireless display provider, on a districtwide proof-of-concept and implementation plan.
Sandra Weimer, a Vivi representative, described the product and answered questions about features and security. She said Vivi supports wireless screen mirroring for teachers and students, enables up to four students to share simultaneously, and will soon offer the ability for teachers to stream directly to students’ devices. Vivi also offers digital signage, live announcements and visual emergency alerts that integrate with existing emergency systems; the vendor said professional learning and technical support are included in the purchase.
Staff reported the vendor proposal includes a one-year, district site license for the pilot. The district-level quote discussed at the meeting showed an initial cost of about $25,000 for one year; an MSRP line on the vendor slide showed roughly $31,002.90 but staff said the district price would be the discounted $25,000 figure. Staff said the annual renewal cost would be the same if the district chose to continue after the proof-of-concept year. The district also discussed hardware deployment: staff said the program would provide roughly two units per classroom, which the meeting noted equates to about 210 installed units for the campus as presented.
District staff referenced results from an internal pilot and a teacher survey: presenters said 71 teachers responded to an outreach asking whether they wanted the system and that about 80% of responding teachers supported moving forward. Staff said pilot classes showed a marked increase in presenting and student sharing hours and that the vendor’s implementation package includes a dedicated customer-success manager, solution engineers, warranty coverage and quarterly metric reviews to monitor adoption.
Board members asked about security and control for campuswide announcements. Staff and the vendor said the system is administratively locked: only staff with accounts assigned by the district can publish campuswide announcements or use emergency broadcast features, and teachers sign in with district email addresses to access devices assigned to their rooms.
No formal procurement motion or contract award was recorded during the presentation; the demonstration concluded with staff and the vendor answering questions about cost, implementation and classroom use.
