Glynn County Schools pitches $371,706 transportation software purchase and pilots RFID tracking; also seeks VR training and AEDs for SROs
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District staff proposed buying Tyler Technologies routing software for $371,706 with a phased rollout and RFID student scanning pilot, asked to buy virtual‑reality training software for SROs ($151,874.17) and 25 mobile AEDs ($72,500) funded by a school safety grant.
Mr. Waters presented a plan to replace the district’s Edulog routing system with Tyler Technologies at a proposed year‑one cost of $371,706, saying the cloud‑based software offers turn‑by‑turn directions on tablets, real‑time routing, and a parent app. He said the district would pilot the system while retaining Edulog for one year to smooth the transition and expects annual savings of about $34,000 in future years after the initial cost.
On the student tracking feature, Waters and transportation staff described an optional RFID‑card scanning system to record student on/off bus events in real time. They noted RFID durability concerns in the industry and said Tyler would supply RFID cards in Year 1 as part of the quoted price; staff proposed piloting RFID scanning at a subset of elementary schools to work out logistics before broad rollout. "The system would allow us to put in the bus changes… it would load up to the pad with the students if we have bus changes," a transportation staff member said.
Waters also asked the board to approve virtual‑reality training software from Inverse Training Solutions for school resource officers at $151,874.17, describing scenarios the software can recreate to give officers realistic practice in building layouts similar to district schools. "It'll scan our buildings and we can go in, see buildings just like ours and have to find the bad guy," he said.
Finally, Waters requested purchase of 25 mobile AEDs for SROs totaling $72,500, to be funded by the school safety grant; the units will provide battery and pad low‑battery alerts via cellular updates and are intended to be carried by SROs during events and school activity.
Board members asked operational questions about rollout timing, durability of scanners, parent portal functionality and driver availability. The transcript records requests for approval but does not show a recorded public vote on these procurement items in this meeting.