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Superintendent outlines OSPI grant bid to cover $31,000 Wi‑Fi and firewall upgrade
Summary
Superintendent Winters told the North River School District board the district is applying for an OSPI grant that would cover about $23,000 of an estimated $31,000 mandatory Wi‑Fi/firewall upgrade, leaving the district responsible for roughly $8,000–$12,000.
Superintendent Michael Winters told the North River School District Board on March 20 that the district is pursuing a grant from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to offset most of the cost of a mandatory Wi‑Fi and firewall upgrade. The total project cost is approximately $31,000; Winters said the grant would cover about $23,000, leaving the district to pay roughly $8,000–$12,000.
The request is aimed at meeting an unspecified mandatory upgrade standard; Winters said he has been working with a technician named Ron on the application. The board received the report during the superintendent's report portion of the meeting but took no immediate formal action on the project funding. Winters also announced a separate item in the same report: “The Reptile Man” will be at the school in June for an assembly, an event made possible through the Timberland Library.
The funding gap identified by Winters — approximately $8,000 to $12,000 — will be a local budget decision if the grant is awarded. The board did not vote on a financing plan for the district’s share at the March meeting; any required appropriation or budget amendment would be considered in a future session.
