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Board approves technology renewals; administration explains PowerSchool spending and Hudl streaming
Summary
During the meeting the board approved multiple technology contracts and discussed the need for bandwidth, student information integrations and a plan to make Hudl livestreams available to the public. The business manager said online testing and district system integrations drive much of the spending.
The Pleasant Valley School District board approved multiple technology renewals and contracts during the meeting and heard detailed explanations from district staff about why the investments are necessary.
Business manager Dani Smith and other staff told the board the district is renewing and consolidating several systems, including PowerSchool (the student information system), web filtering and networking appliances, security and device management software. A staff member summarized PowerSchool’s role: “PowerSchool is our student information system. It basically has all of our student information. It does a schedule … it’s what runs our district electronically in the background.” The staff member said the…
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