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Board reallocates $162,000 to replace decade-old camera system and upgrade fiber at high school
Summary
The board approved using $162,000 of reallocated capital surplus to replace an aging camera platform at the high school that cannot accept new camera licenses and to upgrade fiber links that will support additional cameras and increased network traffic.
Paul, a district staff member working on security and technology, told the board the district’s video platform is “well over a decade old” and effectively cannot accept new cameras: “you can't add an additional camera because that would require a license but you can't buy a license because the version is too old,” he said.
The board of finance reallocated $162,000 from surplus capital funds previously designated for technology to pay for a systemwide camera replacement at the high school (referred to in the meeting as Massac) and to upgrade fiber interlinks between wiring closets. Paul said the project will add camera capacity and increase bandwidth to support the one‑to‑one device initiative and broader network traffic.
Paul described an earlier plan to migrate cameras slowly into a new system, but said a single-phase replacement is now possible because the funds were available. The board thanked the finance committee for reallocating the funds; no formal vote to appropriate funds beyond the committee action was recorded in the segment beyond board acceptance.
The board did not discuss a procurement timeline at length during the meeting; Paul said further details and phased migration considerations remain part of implementation planning.
