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District plans technology refresh, cites BOCES aid and adds cyber‑security work
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Summary
Technology staff told the board the FY‑27 budget includes infrastructure replacements (wireless controllers, SAN drive refresh, UPS refresh), expanded exterior Wi‑Fi, software licensing increases and recommended third‑party penetration testing; staff said BOCES and FCC reimbursements help offset costs.
At the work session the district’s technology presenter (introduced in the meeting as Brianna) walked the board through infrastructure and instructional technology requests, from replacing wireless controllers and refreshing SAN drives to expanding exterior Wi‑Fi and purchasing ClearPass for device management.
Presenter described a multi‑year procurement approach through BOCES that lets the district lease devices and capture state aid over time; staff quoted a recent BOCES reimbursement figure described as "just under $1,600,000" for the past year and said projected BOCES aid is increasing modestly (the transcript cites a roughly 5.27% increase in BOCES aid year over year). Staff also described an FCC reimbursement check of about $47,000 related to prior network switch purchases.
On security, staff flagged recommendations from a cyber audit — adding real‑time IT asset inventory software and more in‑depth third‑party penetration testing — and noted Microsoft licensing changes forced purchases this year. Instructional hardware requests include a staged iPad replenishment (first‑grade cycle this year, kindergarten next), Chromebook roll‑downs, replenishing 20 Promethean boards this year and upgrades for the high‑school music lab Macs. Staff said many purchases will be made through BOCES to maximize aid and offered to provide line‑item over/under comparisons for the board’s next budget meeting.
No final funding decisions were made at the work session; staff committed to provide detailed budgets and percentage/dollar change summaries to help the board review tradeoffs.
