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District says tech audit results coming; committee hears historical tech spending and plans next steps
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Summary
A technology committee update said a vendor-led tech audit is near completion (report expected early July) after surveys of students, teachers and staff; the committee also discussed recent technology spending history and the district's plan to prioritize findings with staff and the board.
The Twin Valley technology committee reported that a third-party technology audit is underway and that administrators expect a deliverable in early July.
Committee members said the audit vendor distributed surveys and has conducted building-level meetings. Staff reported the audit survey response counts: 131 high-school students, 120 K'12 teachers/faculty, and 85 administrators/support staff, totaling roughly 330 respondents. The vendor and district staff planned follow-up face-to-face meetings with teachers and principals at each building to corroborate survey findings.
Administrators thanked the technology department for cooperation during the audit. The vendor indicated the original goal for a June delivery remains possible but the report may arrive in early July; the district said it will share the report with the board when received and work with the technology committee to prioritize needs and next steps.
The committee also touched on the technology line in the proposed budget, with staff reviewing spending in recent years: about $1.3 million in 2021, a jump to about $1.877 million in 2021-22 (driven by devices and infrastructure purchases), a reduction in 2023-24 to roughly $1.179 million due in part to E-Rate and ESSER offsets, and a current proposed technology budget line roughly in the $1.18-$1.19 million range. Committee members requested clearer monthly reporting on technology expenditures and account-code refinements to make budget-to-actual tracking easier.
The committee said it will review the audit findings and develop a set of prioritized technology objectives and a timeline for addressing them with the board and administration.
