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Board approves $2M network switch refresh after federal E‑Rate discount raises district subsidy to 80%
Summary
The Poudre School District board voted 7–0 to approve a districtwide network switching refresh after staff said the district now qualifies for an 80% E‑Rate discount and vendor pricing was favorable.
The Poudre School District Board of Education approved a motion to authorize estimated cumulative expenditures in excess of $250,000 for a districtwide network switching refresh, after a presentation by Chief Technology Officer Bud Hunt and IT leaders.
Hunt told the board that the request was driven by three factors: a higher E‑Rate discount rate the district now qualifies for (80%), favorable bid pricing for switches, and capital available from the district’s recent debt‑free mill levy (4A) that frees up funds for capital investment. Hunt said the increase in the district’s discount rate was linked to the district’s higher participation in the Community Eligibility Provision for school meals; he…
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