Wayzata technology director explains what a proposed 10‑year levy would pay for — devices, security and cybersecurity

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Wade Phillips, Wayzata Public School District’s technology director, told a podcast the April 14 referendum seeks to renew two overlapping 10‑year technology levies to maintain current services (device replacement, infrastructure, safety upgrades and cybersecurity) with no proposed tax increase. Early voting begins Feb. 27.

Wade Phillips, the Wayzata Public School District director of technology, told host Zach Nelson that the referendum on April 14 asks voters to renew the district’s long‑running technology levies to preserve existing services for classrooms, infrastructure, safety and cybersecurity.

“The technology levy is really just dedicated funds from our community to fund technology,” Phillips said, adding that the district uses overlapping 10‑year levies so a lapse in one renewal does not immediately stop ongoing programs.

Why it matters: Phillips said the levies pay for a mix of classroom devices, staffing, network infrastructure, licensing and security systems — not a program expansion. “It’s a maintenance of effort or the continuation of the work that we’re currently doing,” he said. The district’s technology planning covers devices in classrooms (including an…

Wayzata technology director explains what a proposed 10‑year levy would pay for — devices, security and cybersecurity

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