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Academy ISD board approves switch replacements after staff reports core switch 'no longer viable'
Summary
The district authorized replacement of core and distributed network switches after staff reported the core switch is no longer viable; the board approved the measure 5-0 and the purchase includes hardware, licenses, software and installation.
The Academy Independent School District board unanimously approved a technology bid April 1 to replace network switches across the district after staff reported that the core switch "is no longer viable" and the district is temporarily borrowing a switch from TFE. Jason Lambert moved to approve the replacement and Amy Adcock seconded; the motion passed 5-0.
The transcript records that the proposed purchase covers multiple switches and that the quoted cost includes licenses, software and installation. No dollar amounts or vendor names (beyond the temporary reference to TFE as a lender of a switch) were recorded in the meeting minutes presented in the transcript. The board did not discuss alternative short-term fixes in the transcript; the decision recorded is to proceed with replacement.
Board members present and recorded in the roll call were Calvin Eshbaugh (president), Jennifer Burnett (secretary), Amy Adcock, Alex Bass and Jason Lambert. School officials listed as present included Darla Nolen, Calvin Itz, Brian Nolen and Jacki Wright, though the transcript does not attribute a specific speaker for the technical description.
