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Board authorizes bidding for campus fiber‑optic/wireless network and moves March meeting for sound
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Sean Wolfrom asked the Fort LeBoeuf board to permit bidding a fiber‑optic and wireless network for the main campus, to be financed through eRate; the board approved the request and agreed to hold the March meeting in the high school auditorium to improve sound for audience members.
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Sean Wolfrom told the Fort LeBoeuf School District board on Feb. 19 that the district has collected information on the high school library's sound system and that the March board meeting will be moved to the high school auditorium to improve audience audibility.
Dr. Wolfrom also requested permission to solicit bids for fiber‑optic cabling and a wireless internet access network covering the district's main campus — the high school, middle school, bus garage and Carm Bonito Stadium — and noted the district plans to pursue eRate grant funding to offset costs. The board approved the request to authorize bidding (motion recorded in the minutes, carried with an all "ayes" vote).
Superintendent Rick Emerick also reported that he spoke with Rick Freeburg of the Waterford Municipal Authority regarding a tentative agreement to increase the district's water/sewer usage; the minutes record that as an informational report with no formal action taken. Dr. Wolfrom additionally referenced the adopted Pennsylvania state budget, Title funding implications, and population data from IU5 and the Erie Times‑News, and congratulated the FLB VEX Robotics teams for advancing to the State competition.
The board's authorization to advertise for network bids does not set contract terms; staff will proceed with the bidding process and pursue eRate grant options as noted in the minutes. The minutes do not specify a timeline or estimated project cost.
