Stephanie, the school district’s technology presenter, asked the Capital Program Committee to approve continued EdTech work and described a two-part request: a district-wide switch upgrade and an access-point replacement to create a single, uniform wireless network. "We're going to replace set 73 switches with 54 Baraki switches that will allow the network to function with the new access points," Stephanie said, summarizing the technical scope.

She said 86 switches exist across the district, with several out of vendor support (five ended support in 2010; 49 will end support in 2023), and that older switches do not supply required wattage to power new access points. Stephanie presented line-item costs: roughly $214,000 for equipment (switches), licensing fees, and professional services; committee members reviewing supporting documents noted discrepancies in totals and asked staff to reconcile the quote in the supplemental packet.

Committee members requested more vendor detail before action, including an hourly breakdown and a confirmation that the professional-services line is a fixed-price, not-to-exceed number. Stephanie agreed to return an hourly estimate from the managed-service provider and to correct or re-upload the supplemental quote so all reviewers have the same figures. On access points, she proposed buying ~119 access points and licenses, with installation and troubleshooting estimated at about $24,000 for that subproject and about $157,050 total for the access-point element.

Members also asked operational questions about after-hours and guest network access, and Stephanie said the district now issues individualized credentials for staff and authorized community users, limiting generic open-password access during school hours. The committee did not vote on the request at this meeting and asked the schools to return with clarified quotes and labor estimates.

Next steps: staff will correct supplemental documents, request an hourly labor breakdown from the vendor, and return with updated cost and schedule details at a future meeting.