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Board approves $17,247.95 district share for E-rate Category 2 equipment purchases
Summary
Administrators said the district qualified for $325,000 in Category 2 E-rate funding and requested approval of the district's 20% share for this round of purchases ($17,247.95); the board approved the purchase authorization 4–0.
The Brown Deer School Board approved authorization to proceed with Category 2 (E-rate) equipment purchases after administrators described a multi-year equipment plan and funding. The district will receive approximately $325,000 in E-rate Category 2 funding; because the district's reimbursement rate is 80%, its share for the equipment package presented is $17,247.95.
The purchases are targeted to networking infrastructure such as battery backups for server closets, wireless access point licenses and five additional access points. Presenters said E-rate Category 2 does not cover storage, backup or cybersecurity; it is limited to network infrastructure.
Administrators said they solicited six bids through an RFP process and used a rubric to select the winning vendor; they offered to share the bid matrix and quotes with board members. The board approved the motion to authorize the Category 2 purchases unanimously (4–0).
