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New Prairie United School Corp. board approves technology renewals, security upgrades and a multipurpose field proposal
Summary
Trustees approved a package of contracts and projects including PowerSchool and Google Workspace renewals, a $145,187 battery backup upgrade (with partial reimbursement), an access-control upgrade, a three-year Incident IQ agreement, and a multipurpose field proposal with DLZ Construction not to exceed $61,500.
The New Prairie United School Corporation board approved a series of administrative contracts, technology renewals, infrastructure upgrades and a multipurpose field proposal at its meeting.
Key approvals included renewals for PowerSchool Perform at $10,438 and Google Workspace for Education at $9,918 for the 2026–27 school year; a districtwide battery-backup infrastructure upgrade with PeopleDriven Technology priced at $145,187 (the transcript notes approximately 70% reimbursement with a district responsibility shown as $43,556.17); and a telephone-service migration to a cloud-based Cisco Webex/SIP solution to lower annual telecom costs to an estimated $24,081.
The board also approved a $36,849 access-control and intercom upgrade (including New Prairie Middle School), a three-year agreement with Incident IQ (year-one cost $21,825, including a $2,175 onboarding fee; later years projected at about $18,562 annually), and a biennial appraisal with Deo Stone Associates for $5,400. Trustees approved an overnight field trip request for the New Prairie High School FIRST Robotics team to compete April 2–4, 2026 in Washington, Indiana, and accepted several donations to school programs, including specific donor amounts for the New Prairie High School robotics team and other programs.
The board approved a multipurpose field proposal agreement with DLZ Construction not to exceed $61,500 to fund survey, geotechnical exploration, conceptual planning and vendor solicitation; DLZ will manage scope among project team members. The transcript records the motion as passing (voice vote). Most votes on action items were recorded in the meeting as passing by voice vote (transcript records indicate 5-0 in most instances; the multipurpose field vote is recorded in the audio transcript as passing with a 4-1 indication in the spoken vote count). No public comment was recorded on these agenda items.
The approvals were presented as administrative recommendations and were adopted by voice vote during the meeting. The board adjourned after brief member comments and congratulatory remarks to district performing-arts groups.
