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Board reviews $149,000 access‑control project; district to seek COPS grant funds
Summary
Superintendent said the district plans a turnkey access‑control and door monitoring upgrade across multiple schools with an estimated price of about $149,000 and that the expense was included in a COPS grant application; staff will pursue grant funds to cover the cost.
The board reviewed a proposed McDowell County Schools site monitoring and access door control project to integrate several campuses (Southside, Riverview, Bradshaw, Mount View) with existing systems at Jaeger, CTC and Coalfield.
Staff estimated the project could be completed for about $149,000 if existing infrastructure and cabling are reused; replacing infrastructure would raise costs substantially. The superintendent said the project was written into a COPS grant application and that district staff (Jenna) will work to secure grant funding to cover the expense.
Board discussion emphasized the safety benefits of bringing campus access controls up to current technology and noted redundancy and failover capabilities in the proposed turnkey system.
