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Board asks administration to research alternatives for digitizing student records after microfilm issues
Summary
Board members pulled an item on digitizing student archives from the consent agenda and directed administration to return with multiple options after concerns about a failing microfilm reader, storage and security risks and vendor choice were raised.
At the Jan. 13 meeting of the USD 453 Board of Education, a board member removed item 2.7 from the consent agenda after identifying it as the proposed digitization of student record archives. The board directed administration to return with additional research and multiple alternatives for the item.
Board members and staff described the immediate problem as a failing microfilm reader and recurring software compatibility repairs. A staff member reported the district’s current microfilm machine requires…
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