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Board reviews technology and curriculum budgets; agrees to fund one AP exam per student
Summary
Presentations on technology and curriculum explained planned Chromebook replacements, BenQ board rollouts, cybersecurity investments and proposed staff additions. The board gave unanimous consensus to include district payment for one AP exam per student in next year's budget.
The Eastport South Manor Board of Education received concurrent presentations March 26 on the technology and curriculum portions of the proposed 2025‑26 budget and reached a unanimous consensus to include district funding to pay for one Advanced Placement exam per student.
Doctor Carol Polney, director of technology, reviewed instructional and infrastructure work completed and planned for 2025‑26. Highlights included completion of a multiyear BenQ interactive display replacement project (212 installed with 54 additional units expected), the first Chromebook replacement cycle (Lenovo rugged Chromebooks provided to cohorts, with replacements planned for grades 3, 7 and 9), and additions to network security including a Centripetal real‑time filtering engine and continued use of KnowBe4 phishing training. Polney said the district completed a mechanical…
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