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Mustang schools outline major technology upgrades, expand monitoring and device replacement plans
Summary
The district rolled out its own fiber network, added access-control doors and upgraded cameras, and outlined device inventories and monitoring tools — including LineWise and ClassWise — with plans to roll out 1,100 staff laptops and replace aging classroom panels.
Jeremy Schreck, director of technology for Mustang Public Schools, told the school board the district has completed a series of infrastructure and device-management projects intended to improve connectivity, safety and classroom technology. Schreck said, "We just implemented our own district wide area network," meaning the district now owns the fiber that connects campuses and no longer relies on an external provider.
The move to district-owned fiber reduced ongoing charges the district had been paying to a vendor, Schreck said, saving the district roughly $100,000 annually by eliminating taxes and fees charged under the previous arrangement. He described a year-and-a-half rollout that encountered construction delays but now provides the district with its own bandwidth and security control.
Why it matters: The upgrades affect teaching, safety and operations across the district's 19 campuses. Schreck said the district has replaced more than 150 network switches (about 65 remain) and increased Wi‑Fi capacity with new access…
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