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Former technology director warns of 'hardware cliff' as committee debates tech spending
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Former director of technology Greg Limperis told the committee cutting his position risks losing certified oversight for tens of thousands of devices; members pressed for written plans and grant details before deciding whether to restore the role from suspense funds.
Greg Limperis, who said he served as the district’s director of technology for five years, told the School Committee that eliminating the director-level position would remove a state-certified layer of oversight and leave the district exposed as federal ESSER funding phases out.
"Once you eliminate a certified director level leadership role in a district with 37,000 devices...you lose the ability to manage the millions of dollars in infrastructure we have built," Limperis said. He warned of a looming "$4,000,000 hardware cliff" as classroom devices and classroom panels reach end-of-life…
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