(KLZA)--The Auburn Board of Education approved the expenditure of more than $84-thousand dollars in various technology and safety upgrades during their March 12th meeting.
Superintendent Kevin Reiman said the district is eligible for federal government reimbursement of 70-percent of the cost for certain technology upgrades.
Board members approved a bid of $61-thousand dollars for to K-12 ITC for wireless access points and a bid for network switches in an amount of $10,100 was awarded to Dove Connection.
The Board also approved upgrades to recording systems in district school buses. The system which records STOP Sign violations as well as activities on the bus is five years old and are starting to fail.
A bid of $13-thousand was awarded to Angel Tracks. The company can replace the recording devices in the current cameras saving the school district an additional $13,thousand.
The project will include 11 of the Auburn School Districts 13 buses.
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