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Moorhead schools told dark-fiber build must be finished by July 1 to keep e‑rate funding
Summary
District staff updated the board on construction of a 144‑strand dark‑fiber ring connecting seven sites and warned that the project must be turned over by July 1 to preserve e‑rate reimbursement; contractors plan a test cutover the week of June 19.
Moorhead Area Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Lunick and district technology staff told the school board on May 12 that a contractor is on track to complete construction of a dark‑fiber ring connecting seven remote school sites but must finish and transfer the network by July 1 to preserve federal e‑rate reimbursement.
The update, given by Dan Markert, described work already completed at the high school and at several other buildings and outlined remaining tasks at Reinertsen, Horizon Middle School and West Central Academy. “We are only using 42 of those strands,” Markert said of a 144‑strand cable pulled into the high school, “so this…
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