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District tests wireless security-monitoring pilot; $500,000 cited as district-scale example
Summary
Staff described a wireless security-monitoring pilot at one building and estimated a potential districtwide intrusion/monitoring upgrade could be roughly $500,000; the board discussed piloting before committing to wired systems.
Staff told the board they piloted a wireless security-monitoring system in a recently gutted building to avoid the cost of full rewiring. The pilot is intended to help the district determine whether a wireless approach can meet needs before pursuing a wired, districtwide upgrade.
A staff member noted that "if we were gonna do the whole district, it would be probably $500,000," describing the pilot-to-district scale-up as an illustrative number rather than a final estimate. Board members asked for performance data from the pilot before including large security-system contracts in any bond package.
Members also discussed mass-notification systems and earlier investments in classroom cameras and mass-notification base systems; staff said mass-notification had not yet been rolled out districtwide and that timing for expansion would be considered alongside bond priorities.
