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Centennial SD faces $447,000 net cost for network-switch project after FRLP bracket change

Centennial School District Operations Committee · March 13, 2026
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Summary

An IT project to replace network switches will cost the district about $447,000 after a drop in free-and-reduced-lunch rates lowered federal reimbursement; IT staff said the full project was over $1 million and that CNI offered the best pricing.

Kristen, an IT staff member introduced by district staff, told the operations committee the district’s free-and-reduced-lunch rate fell from about 52% to 48%, moving the planned network-switch project into a lower reimbursement bracket. "Our community is currently at 48% free and reduced lunch which affects our bracketing," Kristen said, and explained that while the full project was "over a…

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