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Board approves district technology purchases including Chromebooks; networking purchase amounts recorded inconsistently
Summary
Board approved purchase of 200 Dell 3120 Chromebooks with cases for $60,355.10 using Technology Millage funds and approved a networking equipment purchase from Sentinel; the minutes list multiple, inconsistent dollar figures for the networking item.
The board approved two notable technology procurement actions at the March 4 meeting. First, the board approved purchase of 200 Dell 3120 Chromebooks with insurance and 200 cases for a total cost of $60,355.10 using Technology Millage funds (motion by Fowler, supported by Grodi; motion carried 6-0).
Second, the board approved a recommendation to purchase District networking equipment from Sentinel. The meeting minutes record inconsistent dollar figures for that line: the item text includes the strings "$186,926 $51,505 with $10,301 from the Technology Millage and $41,204 to be filed through Form 471 (e-Rate)" and elsewhere references "$106,117.51". Because the transcript lists multiple figures and formatting is unclear, the aggregate purchase price and financing breakdown are ambiguous in the minutes and require administrative clarification or supporting documentation before the exact fiscal impact can be reported.
