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Board hears short-term financing needs: security systems, custodial fleet and $1.9M for classroom technology
Summary
Presenters asked for short-term capital to complete security kiosks, environmental sensors, radio and camera upgrades, $500,000 for facilities equipment (custodial and grounds machinery, trucks) and $1.9M for teaching-board replacements plus $208,000 in infrastructure to leverage state reimbursements.
At the capital-review meeting, school staff outlined short-term financing and equipment requests tied to security, facilities equipment and classroom technology.
Security and access: A facilities speaker and Joe Kennedy (director of safety and security) described the security account and projects: district-wide front-entry security kiosks, $60,000 to expand environmental sensors (CO2, temperature, noise, vape detection) in middle and high school bathrooms and other high-incident areas, $120,000 for additional portable radios to reduce sharing and improve staff communications, and $300,000 to upgrade cameras and on-site server infrastructure (notably at Stamford High) from analog/coaxial encoders to IP cameras and Cat-6 network switches.
Facilities equipment: The facilities director presented a $500,000 CPB002 request: $200,000 for custodial equipment (auto scrubbers and burnishers), $200,000 for landscaping/grounds machinery, $100,000 for a rack-body pickup for the mechanic shop and $200,000 for two pickup trucks with plows and sanders (note: the transcript indicates planned purchases and near-term fleet needs; year-to-date balances will be used where available).
Technology and short-term infrastructure: Alec, assistant director of technology integration, outlined a short-term infrastructure ask of $208,000 that would leverage roughly $520,000 of project cost through SPI/service-provider invoicing and E-Rate reimbursement (expected reimbursement between 60–80%, dependent on state certification). Alec said the district seeks $1.9M for equipment to finish replacing aging teaching boards (he estimated about 607 boards older than six years and over 200 older than 10), citing accessibility and classroom-equity concerns and ADA implications for students with visual or auditory needs.
Presenters said they will add project-level breakout details to the capital sheets, include grant-eligible components and confirm spend-down expectations on existing balances. Board members asked staff to provide operational energy-savings estimates where available and to return with clarifying information at the callback meeting.
