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District technology director outlines infrastructure, cybersecurity and iPad program; superintendent previews levy renewal
Summary
Lakeville technology leaders described upgrades made since 2020 — fiber, Wi‑Fi, 1:1 iPads, centralized IT support and cybersecurity systems — and tied much of that work to prior levy funding. Superintendent Michael Baumann outlined a proposal to renew a 2015 operating and capital levy to sustain current services.
Lakeville Area Schools technology leaders on March 25 gave the board a wide-ranging overview of the district’s information-technology infrastructure, 1:1 iPad program, cybersecurity protections and staffing needs — and explained how levy funding has supported much of that work.
Tracy Breovold, director of technology and data services, told the board the district centralized its IT organization beginning in 2020, completed a districtwide iPad 1:1 deployment and upgraded core networking and phone systems funded in part by past levies and a 2019 bond. Patrick Ratliff, the district’s infrastructure and operations manager, described a fiber optic backbone, roughly 900 wireless access points and a virtualized server environment the district now uses to reduce on-site hardware.
Breovold said the district operates a three-part data stack: Infinite Campus as the student-information system, EduCLIMBER as a student-focused data repository for classroom teams, and Tableau for district-level visualizations. She cautioned that those systems require ongoing data-cleanup and staff time to produce…
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