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Audit clean, $10 million budgeted to complete 5–6 building; multiple technology renewals and subscriptions on the agenda
Summary
Finance and technology staff reported a clean audit and that $10 million has been budgeted into capital projects to finish the new 5–6 Center; staff presented several technology renewals and finance items for upcoming board consideration.
District finance and technology staff reported a clean audited financial report and a $10,000,000 transfer budgeted into capital projects to complete the 5–6 Center, and they presented a slate of technology renewals and subscriptions for board consideration at the Jan. 13 work session.
Chief finance staff said auditors Barbara Cain and Thornton presented the audit at the board’s December meeting and reported a clean audit with no findings. Staff noted that $10,000,000 has already been budgeted to be moved into capital projects to complete remaining costs of the 5–6 Center.
The technology items presented for review and future action included: a Renaissance/MyOn quote for middle‑ and high‑school English‑language supports; a BrainPOP quote for middle‑school ELL teachers; a DigiCert SSL renewal for Skyward parent/guardian/staff logins; a Cisco multi‑factor authentication renewal; a Phone America failover system for internet outages for 2024‑25; a Zscaler iPad content filter (through a consortium) to replace the prior LightSpeed filter and to provide a managed VPN; and a Barracuda annual renewal for spam filtering, archiving and Office 365 backup.
Staff said they are working toward a district‑wide, single quote for recurring subscriptions rather than multiple individual building requests. On Skyward replacement, staff reported no change in vendor selection but said the goal is to deliver a recommendation by the end of the year and to transition systems in the fall of 2026 if approved.
Finance items noted on the agenda included a Capstone/Pebble Go subscription for K–2 students at specified elementary schools (intent reported to consolidate district‑wide purchases), a Ben Energy inclusivity presentation for students and staff on April 21, foreign‑trip insurance for planned Spain/France/Denmark trips (staff said the previously approved December figure and the revised figure in the transcript are inconsistent and require verification), and special‑education service contracts (Wood Services; Everyday Speech). Board members asked for clarifications and staff said more detail or updated quotes will be provided at the voting meeting.
