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District outlines device life cycles, network upgrades and cautious AI rollout
Summary
Technology leaders told the board they are standardizing staff devices, introducing student device refresh cycles (K/3/6/9), buying warranties to reduce repair time, planning wide network and telephony replacements (about 550 access points now and ~1,800 phones moving to the cloud) and adopting a staff-first, supervised approach to generative AI (Gemini for staff; Magic School for education).
Brad Malone, the district's executive director of technology, briefed the board on a year of infrastructure work intended to reduce device age and simplify support. Malone said the district moved away from issuing both desktops and laptops to most staff, created device life cycles and is issuing new student devices in kindergarten, third, sixth and ninth grades so devices remain with students through a building transition.
To speed repairs, the district began purchasing manufacturer warranties for the new-grade devices; Malone said warranty repairs returned devices in "1 to 2…
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