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Board receives capital projects and technology update including Glendale replacement, camera licenses and radio purchases
Summary
Facilities staff briefed the Glynn County board on construction progress at the Glendale replacement project and other capital work, reported reallocations of contingencies into a tech/contingency pot, reviewed camera and access‑control licensing increases and presented a reimbursable radio purchase for SROs funded by a school security grant.
During the March 6 work session, Glynn County Schools facilities staff updated the board on capital projects, surplus property and district technology purchases.
Mister Blackerby reported structural progress at the new Glendale replacement elementary (steel is up) and said building approvals are moving through the Georgia Department of Education process; staff said they expect to refine plans through the summer and anticipated a groundbreaking in early fall. The presentation said the parking lot and other local capital outlay projects (Wing 3 renovations at the ward office and site work for the Brunswick High field‑house addition) are in progress. The presenter said some contingencies from closed projects have been pooled into a technology and contingency account — the presentation cited an increased balance in that pot to $6,900,000 (including interest and closed‑out funds).
Surplus items noted included three modular classrooms behind the ward office and two at the Risley Annex; two pieces of kitchen equipment from Brunswick High School were to be retained for spare parts or auction. The board was told staff would seek formal approval for surplus disposal at a future board action meeting.
On technology licensing, staff presented an access control and camera maintenance agreement at $141,378 (a slight increase tied to more cameras cycling off three‑year licenses) to be charged to the General Technology Fund. Staff also presented a Microsoft licensing renewal including additional Microsoft Defender endpoint protection at a total contract cost of $309,087.86; staff reported Defender had flagged dozens of incidents during a trial and provided actionable endpoint information to the technology department.
Staff also presented a radio purchase for school resource officers (SROs) to enable interoperability with county and city 9‑1‑1 and law enforcement dispatch systems; the radio package cost was listed at $141,208.20 and will be paid through a reimbursable school security grant. The presenter said the radios will be under a five‑year contract.
Board members asked operational questions — including which devices Defender had identified and whether portable radios would communicate off the tower — and staff responded that the endpoint tool can identify specific devices and that the radios are intended to use county towers.
