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District outlines technology upgrades, door‑access plan and Synergy migration
Summary
The district said a federal grant funded replacement teacher Chromebooks, it selected electronic door‑lock hardware for a safety project pending SED approval, and it plans to migrate student records from SchoolTool to Synergy with training and an August go‑live.
Mister Schwartzkart told the board the district replaced teacher Chromebooks with devices purchased via a federal grant and that the older devices will be redeployed to students where feasible. He said Google provides guaranteed software updates for roughly six years, after which devices become security vulnerabilities, which informs replacement timing.
Schwartzkart said the district has selected hardware and software for a districtwide door‑access and scanner system as part of a safety capital project. The project has been submitted to the State Education Department and, after two clarifying questions from SED, the district expects approval in the coming weeks; if approved, the project would proceed to public bidding and then contracting.
On student information systems, the district plans to move from SchoolTool to Synergy next year. Data validation is underway, training for teachers on attendance and gradebook is planned for May, and an August go‑live is targeted with online registration functionality replacing Family ID. The district also reported work to update data privacy agreements through a new state portal and to opt into state agreements where possible.
A board member asked about lifecycle and security for Chromebooks; Schwartzkart reiterated the six‑year update support window and explained older devices become security liabilities once updates stop.
