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Board awards E-rate bid to 2 Trees for Meraki access points; UPS replacements deferred
Summary
The board approved a bid to 2 Trees to purchase Meraki access points under the E-rate program; E-rate will cover 80% of eligible costs and the district 20%. UPS replacement bids were not awarded because of electrical compatibility and rewiring requirements.
The Emporia Board of Education approved a district purchase of network equipment and licensing through the federal E-rate program, awarding the bid for access points to vendor 2 Trees by a 7-0 vote.
IT staff member Paul Beetle explained the purchase comes at the end of the district’s five-year E-rate funding window and that remaining funds should be spent before the window closes. Beetle said E-rate will fund 80% of…
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