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Board approves E-Rate contracts for 10 Gbps internet and cabling/server upgrades
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Summary
The board authorized awarding E-Rate-funded contracts: a 10-gigabit dedicated internet access contract recommended to AT&T and a structured-cabling/server-rack upgrade contract recommended to Advanced Communications. Both approvals are contingent on E-Rate funding decisions.
The board authorized staff to award two E-Rate-funded technology contracts intended to upgrade district networking capacity.
Senior Director of Information Technology Manny Carrera recommended awarding the 10-gigabit dedicated internet access RFP (2026-02) to AT&T after applying the 50% federal E-Rate discount and the California Teleconnect Fund, leaving an estimated net district cost of approximately $6,450 per year (about $537 per month). The contract term is three years with two optional one-year extensions.
Carrera also recommended awarding RFP 2026-01 for structured Ethernet cabling upgrades (three locations at Carmel Middle School) and the replacement of two inadequate server racks at the district data center. The project bid from Advanced Communications scored highest on the district's weighted matrix; total project cost is $121,014.47 with an estimated net district cost of about $60,507 after anticipated 50% E-Rate support.
Both items were approved by the board contingent upon USAC and CTF funding approvals. Board members asked technical questions about whether the high-school Wi-Fi issues were LAN-related (core switches and access points) versus WAN bandwidth; staff said access points were recently upgraded and that core switches scheduled for replacement over spring break should improve performance.
Action: the board authorized awards contingent on E-Rate funding approval.
