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Governing board approves $250,000 SmartTag contract; parents pressed for app fixes
Summary
The board voted 5–0 to award $250,000 for SmartTag subscription and maintenance. Parents and board members discussed rollout delays, driver shortages and a plan to make the parent app available after spring break; staff said full routing conversion is expected by the start of next school year.
The Mesa Public Schools governing board voted unanimously on Feb. 12 to approve a $250,000 contract award for continued subscription fees, maintenance, updates and supplies for SmartTag, the student‑ID scanning and parent‑notification system.
Public comment that preceded the vote included a parent who requested the board delay the item until problems with the parent app were resolved. Christopher Hamlett told the board the SmartTag parent app had been promised in August but remained only partially functional in February; he asked the board to…
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