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Technology presenter outlines paging expansion, cybersecurity upgrades and recurring software costs

School Committee · March 12, 2026
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Julio, the district’s technology presenter, told the School Committee that phase two of a district paging and emergency management rollout will finish classroom and hallway speaker installs this spring, and outlined recurring Singlewire licensing and new cybersecurity tools to meet expected insurance requirements.

Julio, the district’s technology presenter, told the School Committee on the second budget workshop night that the technology budget is up modestly — “about $75,000” — primarily to cover ongoing costs tied to ongoing projects rather than one‑time capital purchases.

He said phase two of the phone/paging and emergency management project will add hallway speakers and full programming for zone paging and emergency alerts. “We have about 95% of the classroom speakers done already,” Julio said, and 60 hallway speakers are due to arrive at the end of April with programming planned in July so the district can “hit the ground…

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