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Board hears $1.1M–$1.3M Syntegix safety platform presentation; trustees press for funding details

Merced City School District Board of Trustees · January 28, 2026
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Summary

District staff demonstrated the Syntegix wearable badge and mapping safety platform and discussed two purchasing options with an estimated cost of $1.105M (base) to $1.305M (turnkey). Trustees pressed staff on funding sources, two‑way bus functionality, replacement procedures and district rollout plans.

Deputy Superintendent Francisco Romo and Executive Officer Tamara Ferrario presented Syntegix, a district‑wide safety platform that uses wearable badges, digital mapping and hallway strobes to speed response to medical events, elopement and security incidents.

Ferrario described two procurement options: a district‑led base model and a vendor‑led turnkey option. The two packages in staff materials were priced at about $1.105 million (base) and $1.305 million (recommended turnkey) for first‑time installation, with recurring annual licensing and visitor‑management costs.…

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