2018-06-27-CEC-ATM-rpt (Combined Report with Updates & Errata)

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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2018 ATM (incorporating Updates&Errata) This capital improvement project for FY2019 would provide funding for the following: Tech Workstations—$252,000 is requested to replace mobile devices (iPads and Chromebooks) for teachers, students and staff Laptops for existing teachers will be replaced and laptops for new staff will be purchased. 1:1 Middle School Program—$204,600 will fund the replacement of iPads with Chromebooks for one grade level. Elementary Mobile Devices—$177,600 will purchase additional carts of Chromebooks for Bowman, Bridge, Estabrook, Hastings and Harrington Elementary Schools. It will also fund the purchase of a Chromebook cart for the media center at the Fiske Elementary School and additional district computer carts. 1:1 at LKS—$412,500 will begin implementation of a 1:1 device program at LHS for two grade levels. STEM/Computer Science—$27,600 will purchase Kibo robotic kits for all elementary schools and Sphero robot kits for middle schools. Upgrade District and Building Network Infrastructure—$350,000 will (1) upgrade infrastructure to support the 1:1 program and handle increase in devices at the K-8 level, (2)replace switches and wireless access points that have reached the end of their useful lives at Harrington, Clarke and Diamond, (3) implement a wireless project at the Central Office to bring enterprise level wireless access, and (4) purchase equipment to prepare for bandwidth increase from 1GB to a minimum of 5GB for increased device counts. Interactive Projector/Whiteboard Units—$216,000 is requested to replace 6 projectors in each school, or 54 total. This equips buildings with either a touch-activated interactive system with a new ceramic whiteboard and speakers, or an interactive TV. The replacements will begin with the oldest model per school until all systems are within a 4-year window with all of the same functionality. Server/Storage Infrastructure—$75,000 will upgrade the current virtual environment to keep up with the needs of the district and online testing." (Brown Book XI-10) In the past this Committee has requested that the LPS provide a 3-5 year plan for technology capital needs for replacement and sustainment, and expansion of capabilities along with associated estimated costs, rather than assume a flat funding profile. The back-up to this request included a full 5-year plan with costs and this Committee commends the LPSfor that. Article 20:Appropriate Funds Requested Funding Source Committee Recommends for Public Facilities Capital Projects $1,185,245 GF (Free Cash)+ $544,500 GF (Debt) + $198,893 GF $2,223,438 (Cash)+ $250,000 See Below R&CP EF (RE)+ $44,800 PEG Special Revenue Fund More information about many of these projects is in the section titled titled Programs, Public Facilities on Page 28. 54