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Board approves technology lease and advances several policy updates on first reading
Summary
The board authorized a three-year lease to support the district’s VMware infrastructure and approved first readings of multiple policy updates including volunteer screening, withholding transcripts, bus conduct and others.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District board on March 26 approved a three-year lease agreement with American Capital Finance to cover virtual machine (VMware) licensing and platform needs, authorizing up to $55,000 for fiscal year 2024–25 and up to $165,000 over the three‑year term. The motion passed on a roll call vote with five yes votes.
Administrators said the lease was necessary after a vendor consolidation and price increase for VMware licensing used to run core district services (student information system servers, cameras and other…
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