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District to use E‑Rate funding to replace wireless access points; switches will be phased over summers
Summary
Director Ross and IT staff told the board the district will use federal E‑Rate Category 2 funding to replace roughly 1,206 wireless access points this summer and to begin a multi‑summer phase of switch replacements, securing substantial federal discounts.
Director Ross presented two technology purchases the district plans to file for under the federal E‑Rate program: Cisco wireless access points (with five years of software, maintenance and support) for all schools and central office, and Cisco network switches (also five years of software and support).
Director Ross and Dr. Mate (IT) explained to the board that Category 2 E‑Rate funding is on a five‑year cycle and supports hardware life‑cycle replacement. Dr. Mate told the board, "This is Federal E Rate money. Federal E Rate money for…
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