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CLSD plans E‑rate purchases for high‑school network, seeks vendor awards and rolls out PCCD camera grant
Summary
Administration told the board it will ask to award network switches and Wi‑Fi access points using E‑rate discounts, and described a Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency grant to add exterior cameras and analytics for district security.
District technology staff briefed the board Feb. 20 on two infrastructure procurement lines that will appear for approval at the next business meeting and on security upgrades funded through a PCCD grant.
Dr. Mary (technology presenter) said the district plans to purchase network data switches and Wi‑Fi access points for the high school and intends to use E‑rate (Universal Service Administrative Company) funding to reduce the district’s net cost. "For our particular district, we qualify for a 60% discount," she said, and reported that bids returned with IntegraOne as the low bidder on both switches and access points.
She gave cost estimates: roughly $259,800 for 35 switches (net district cost about $103,900 after the E‑rate discount) and about $151,800 for 155 access points (net district cost about $61,700). The administration plans to phase the installation and to activate licensing as each phase is installed.
On security, Dr. Mary and other administrators said the district received a Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) grant that will fund roughly 44 new exterior cameras at elementary schools and a separate analytics appliance to help detect potential threats on compatible cameras. "We're gonna be using, basically, it's video analytics to detect any type of threat," the presenter said, adding the analytics system will generate alerts and notify officers and emergency responders through an internal phone chain.
The presenter noted the analytics appliance will only work with newer, compatible cameras and that about 60 cameras in the district currently fit that requirement; planned renovations will upgrade additional cameras and expand coverage. The administration said purchase lines for the switches and access points and later ratification for the camera purchases will come to the board for formal action.
No formal contract awards or ratifications were approved at the work session; the administration signaled it will present formal award recommendations and ratifications for board approval at the district’s next regular meeting.
