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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting Date, Place, and Location: November 8, 2011 8:00 a.m., Cary Memorial Building, Ellen Stone Room Members Present: Ted Edson, Vice - Chair; David Kanter; Bill Hurley; Shirley Stolz Member Absent: Charles Lamb, Chair Other Attendees: Pat Goddard, Director, Department of Public Facilities (DPF); Mary Ellen Dunn, Assistant Superintendent for Business & Finance; Tom Plati, Director, K -12 Education Technology & Assessment; George Burnell, Selectman; Theo Kalivas, Budget Officer Documents Presented: 1. Lexington Public Schools FY2013 -2017 Capital Improvement Requests as cited below 2. Interactive Whiteboards Research Statistics Summary (undated) distributed by Tom Plati 3. Five Year Capital Plan FY2012 -2016 referred to by Mr. Kanter related to CEC Supplement and Errata report to 2011 ATM At the request of Mr. Edson, Mr. Kanter called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. and was the acting Chair for the meeting. Discussion Items: 1. Systemwide Technology Capital Request (Project #811): Tom Plati presented the request of $510,000 for school- district computers to be replaced (currently there are 2,900) on a 6 -year life cycle; $22,000 for printers and peripherals; $82,000 for local -area networks; $154,600 for providing managed wireless networks for the Hastings & Harrington elementary schools —the 3 rd of a 4 -stage program planned to be completed in FY2014 at the Bridge & Bowman Schools; and $283,400 for Interactive Whiteboard Units. The major difference from last year is installation of Interactive Whiteboard Units for grades 3 -12 classrooms (there are 300 classrooms and 75 already have white boards installed). Mr. Plati handed out a statistics summary regarding interactive whiteboards research showing activity levels in other districts as well as a Robert Marzano study showing an increase in scores as a result of such boards and "clicker technology ". The Schools' goal has been to put these units in each school, purchasing 65 total projector units, as well as hiring people to provide adequate training on the units. The cost range for each unit is $3,000 - $4,400, including installation. The Committee discussed past and future costs as well as the technology associated with this project. All -in -one units do not have to be installed in the ceiling and do not have the increased cost for installing electrical feeds in the ceiling. Page 1 of 6