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Pike board approves E‑rate‑funded internet contracts; trustees ask about speed and device replacements
Summary
The board approved internet-services contracts covered mostly by E‑rate funds and questioned staff about network speed, device replacement cycles and longer-term costs before voting to approve action items E, F and G.
At the March 12 meeting the board approved action items E, F and G, which included an internet-services contract initially priced at about $52,000 for 36 months with optional longer terms that would raise costs if exercised. Staff indicated about 90% of those expenses are covered by E‑rate funding and said the contracts are primarily funded from non‑general fund sources.
Board members probed district staff on when the…
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