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Board approves Chromebook refresh; IT lays out broader network and UPS upgrades
Summary
Trustees approved a lease-based refresh to replace ~410 aged Chromebooks (annual lease ~$40,210) and heard IT plans for UPS/rack purchases and a district network refresh funded partly by E-Rate and HB450; administrators stressed inventory controls, cooling and bid processes.
The board approved a proposal to refresh student Chromebooks and received a broader IT infrastructure briefing on power protection and network replacement.
Director of IT Will Krizette explained the Chromebook plan to refresh roughly 410 devices that are five years or older. He presented a lease option that defers payment until July and noted vendor supply and tariffs were a factor. "So each year, it'd be $40,210," Krizette said, describing the annual payment if the district moves forward with the vendor's four‑year lease structure.
IT also presented two complementary HB450-funded proposals: (1) a UPS and locked‑rack project to add battery backup and secure racks across main network closets to protect security cameras and core equipment (sourcing estimate ~$288,999 with E‑rate expected to fund 80%, leaving an HB450 share of roughly $58,057), and (2) a network infrastructure refresh to replace end‑of‑life switches and standardize on Aruba equipment (will require bid process and potential cabling review). Board members emphasized cooling and environmental sensing for UPS rooms, inventory/tracking for Chromebooks, and reasonable depreciation-based liability for lost/damaged devices rather than charging full replacement cost.
