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District upgrades connectivity to 4 Gbps, adds Chromebook carts and OKs $50,008 VM hardware purchase
Summary
Director of Technology Lincoln Henson reported a Comcast upgrade boosted the MES–MJH link to 4 Gbps and four new Chromebook carts arrived; the board authorized virtual machine hardware from SHI not to exceed $50,008.
Technology Director Lincoln Henson told trustees that Comcast completed an upgrade to the network connection between Mokena Elementary School and Mokena Junior High School, increasing the speed to 4 Gbps; the district plans to switch its summer-wide internet connection from AT&T to Comcast. He also said four Chromebook carts have arrived and thanked staff who assembled them.
Separately, the board approved the purchase of Scale virtual machine hardware from SHI in an amount not to exceed $50,008. That motion (moved by Mrs. Anna Briscoe and seconded by Mrs. Lisa Zielinski) carried 7–0 and was recorded in the minutes. The combined technology updates address device access and server capacity; the minutes do not attach a specific deployment schedule for the hardware purchase.
