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Byram Township board approves smart boards and a $68,793 school safety system
Summary
The Byram Township Board of Education authorized purchases of classroom smart boards ($33,370.50) and a school communication and safety system ($68,793), approved an E-Rate support contract and authorized use of capital reserve funds to cover the safety system.
The Byram Township Board of Education voted Dec. 17 to approve technology and safety purchases intended to upgrade classroom instruction and campus communications.
The board approved a purchase order with CDW Government for smart boards and stands at a cost of $33,370.50 to be paid from Incentive Aid Technology funds. It also approved Eastern DataComm, LLC for a school communication and safety system at a cost of $68,793 and authorized a transfer of $68,793 from the district’s capital reserve to the Capital Outlay/Major Projects Fund to cover that purchase.
Business Administrator Theresa Radline presented the listed resolutions as part of the consent agenda; the E-Rate support contract with E-Rate Partners, LLC for funding years 2026 and 2027 (minimum fee $4,250) was also approved to help maximize federal reimbursements. The board’s action lays fiscal groundwork for planned classroom tech deployments and an upgraded communications system for all school buildings.
The purchases were approved as part of the consent agenda by roll-call vote (Ms. Pedersen, Mr. McBain, Mrs. McFarlane, Ms. Lucente and Mrs. Gorousingh voted yes; two members absent). The board also accepted the district’s June 30, 2025 financial audit earlier in the meeting, a routine step that followed an audit presentation by Man Lee of Nisivoccia LLP.
Next steps include vendor scheduling and implementation planning; funding sources cited on the agenda included Incentive Aid Technology funds and the district’s capital reserve.
