2023/05/01 Special Board Meeting

Interstate 35 Community School District

Board of Directors Meeting

Monday, May 1, 2023

Special Board Meeting 5:00 pm

High School Media Center

The Interstate 35 Community School District exists to develop life-long learners and responsible, productive, successful citizens in an ever changing society.

Special BOARD MEETING–Tentative Agenda

1. Opening
   1. Call to Order--Welcome--Roll Call--Pledge of Allegiance
   2. Review of I-35 Mission Statement and District Priorities

Mission Statement

“The Interstate 35 Community School District exists to develop life-long learners and responsible, productive, successful citizens in an ever changing society”

District Priorities

1.  Articulate and support a cohesive, student-centered PK-12 vision for continuous school improvement
2. Engage in effective teaching and relevant learning for the 21st Century
3. Operate with fiscal integrity, efficiency and effectiveness

2. Discuss and/or Approve Agenda  (Action) 
3. Items for Discussion
   1. I-35 Schools Fire Alarm Code Upgrade Proposals (Action)  The proposal from Johnson Controls is for all items – except installation.  Schipper’s Electrical proposal is for installation.  Johnson Controls and Schipper’s Electric would be direct to us.  This arrangement saves us money by eliminating a subcontractor markup.  Our total solution is $307,291.99.  We will need to approve both contracts. 
   2. E-rate contracts Internet, Firewall, and Servers (Action) Public school districts, nonpublic schools, area education agencies and public libraries are eligible to apply for funding under the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) "E-Rate" Program. E-Rate provides discounts on telecommunications services (such as data circuits and Internet) and internal connections (such as routers and switches).  Throughout the E rate process, we solicit bids for network infrastructure equipment and services such as Firewall, network switches, wireless access points, and other equipment used for our internet infrastructure. 
      1. Firewall, Transceiver and PDU bid winner was Blue Ally at $51,575.
      2. Switches and UPS bid winner was SHI $9,592.48.

Adjourn. 

Next Meeting: May 23, 2023