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District completes device refresh and Seesaw rollout; board approves final network equipment purchase
Summary
Dr. Scott Hazelwood reported on a MacBook refresh, network upgrades and classroom platforms; the board approved a $26,581.89 network equipment purchase to finish the refresh.
Dr. Scott Hazelwood reported on technology updates across Deer Creek schools and said the district is concluding a multi‑year device and network refresh.
Hazelwood said the district is completing a MacBook refresh for teachers and had recently completed refreshes at several elementary schools, with the goal of finishing before spring break. He summarized IT department activity last year and the scale of the network refresh: “We are completing our Macbook refresh with our teachers,” Hazelwood said. He listed infrastructure upgrades: roughly 103 switches, about 605 wireless access points and 220 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) batteries replaced or installed during the refresh process.
Hazelwood described platform rollouts and usage: the district added Seesaw as a digital portfolio platform in August and had recorded more than 50,000 student posts and nearly 2,700 parents visiting the platform. He also described managed methods for email security and classroom monitoring tools to help teachers with classroom management and to mitigate phishing threats.
As a final step for the refresh, the board approved a $26,581.89 quote from Chickasaw Telecom for network equipment, funded from bond funds. The purchase was described as completing the districtwide network refresh; IT staff will move to installation and final testing after procurement.
