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Board approves one-year internet contract amid concerns over five-year term and device availability
Summary
After consultant review and board questions about a vendor's apparent five-year clause and device end-of-sale, the Silver Lake J1 board approved the district's rate bid as a one-year contract and directed staff to revisit terms annually.
The Silver Lake J1 School District board approved a one-year internet and managed-services contract rather than the five-year term proposed in parts of the vendor documentation, after the district's outside consultant and board members flagged contract and device-availability concerns.
Consultant Bruce summarized the bid review and noted that the district's federal E-rate reimbursement had increased from about 40%…
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