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IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET THINGS UNDERWAY.
UH, AND WITH THAT, UH, HEREBY CALLED TO ORDER THE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MEETING.
UH, IF YOU GUYS, UH, HAVE YOUR AGENDA WITH YOU, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN APPROPRIATE PLACE AT APPROPRIATE TIME, AND WE CAN GET STARTED.
I DON'T KNOW WHO'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL ROLL.
UH, I WILL ASK THAT YOU EACH STATE YOUR NAME.
I TALKED TO, I, I GUESS I HADN'T, I I LOOKED AT, UH, I WAS HAVING ISSUES GETTING IN.
SO, UH, JULIAN, CAN YOU HEAR US? YEAH.
ARE YOUR VO OFF? AS WE CAN HEAR YOU.
[7. Introduction of members]
IF YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES REALLY QUICKLY TO THE COMMITTEE DOWN THERE ON MUTE.SO ON ZOOM, WE HAVE LLOYD BROWN, WHO'S BEEN WORKING WITH US FOR INF WITH INFRASTRUCTURE AND JULIA RNA.
JULIAN, I KNOW I MISSED, I I DID NOT, UM, UM, PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME CORRECTLY, SO PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
AND HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH US ON CYBERSECURITY AND SOME OF OUR, OUR NETWORKING THINGS.
OTHER, UM, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, MYSELF, DR.
CASSANDRA BARKER, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, UH, JEFFREY WILLIAMSON, UM, AND ELIZABETH JACKSON, WHO IS NOT WITH US TODAY.
[6. Welcome and Purpose of the Meeting - Dr. Cassandra Barker, Presenter]
WE'RE GONNA GO RIGHT INTO OUR AGENDA AND I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER TO JEFFREY.WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE INCIDENT THAT WE HAD, AND THEN THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DISCUSSION ITEMS. WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING, UM, TO, UH, BRING TO THE DISTRICT, OR, UH, ISSUES THAT WE ARE, ARE WORKING THROUGH.
THIS MEETING IS MAINLY INFORMATIONAL.
UM, AGAIN, SOME OF THEM ARE BIG TICKET ITEMS. WE, FULL DISCLOSURE, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION THERE.
INFORMATION ON HERE THAT BE A CLOSED SESSION FOR
[8. Information Items]
BOARD.OH, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO JEFF TODAY.
PERRA, DISTINGUISHED BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
UH, I WILL TALK ABOUT THE, UH, INCIDENT, UH, THAT WE LOST THE INTERNET IN POWER FOR A WEEK IN FEBRUARY, UH, FEBRUARY 20TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 24TH.
AND GIVE YOU A TRANSPARENT TIMELINE.
AND THEN I'LL ASK, ASK QUESTIONS, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A FEW OF QUESTIONS.
THE DISTRICT WAS CLOSED ON, UH, OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
THEY DID A POWER CUT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL TO UPGRADE POWER IN THE, UH, DATA CENTER, UM, AROUND EIGHT, 8:00 PM AND NIGHT CHIEF EARLY CALLED TECHNOLOGY.
AND LET US KNOW THAT THE ALARM MONITORING COMPANY CALLED TO SAY THAT THEY COULDN'T GET THE, UH, MONITOR THE ALARM SYSTEM.
SO THAT MEANS THAT WE HAD AN ISSUE GOING ON.
WE DID VERIFY WITH, UH, MAINTENANCE THAT THE POWER HAD CAME BACK UP.
AND SO, BUT IT DID TAKE LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES.
SO AT THAT TIME, AROUND 8:55 PM WE ALL HEADED TO THE DATA CENTER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON IMMEDIATELY.
AND I'M GONNA JUMP AROUND THE, THE SLIDE A LITTLE BIT SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE EVERYTHING IN THIS TIMELINE.
IMMEDIATELY WHEN WE WENT TO THE DATA CENTER, WE SAW CRITICAL ALARM LIGHTS ON THE AT AND T EQUIPMENT, AS YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT THERE.
AND SO WE IMMEDIATELY OPENED A TICKET AT 11:34 PM THAT NIGHT.
THEIR INITIAL RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WAS NOT A AT AND T ISSUE.
THAT IT WAS A, AN INTERNAL ISSUE THAT WE HAD.
AND THAT INCIDENT IS ON, AND WE MADE, WE, IT'S PROBABLY HARD FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE ON YOUR EMAILS.
THAT'S WHY YOU LOOK AT YOUR SLIDES.
IT, IT'S A LITTLE BIT BIGGER FOR YOU.
UM, SO WE STARTED TROUBLESHOOTING THE ISSUE, UH, THAT NIGHT WHILE WE WAITED FOR THE INITIAL RESPONSE FOR AT AND T TO COME BACK.
WE DID ENGAGE, WE FOR TECHNOLOGIES TO ASSIST US AS WELL.
UM, WE WERE ABLE TO RESTORE INTERNET AND PHONES AROUND TWO THIRTY THREE, UH, 2:00 PM I MEAN 2:33 PM ON THE 21ST, WHICH IS THAT TUESDAY AFTER WE CON UH, AFTER WE NOTICED THAT, UM, SOME OF OUR VX RAIL SYSTEMS HAD CORRUPTED PORTS AND WE HAD TO RECONFIGURE THOSE PORTS AS WELL AS DO NEW ROUTING SYSTEMS. AND THAT FIXED THE INTERNET ISSUE AS WELL.
THEN WE STARTED, THEN WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH, WE STILL COULDN'T CALL OUT DIAL NINE ONE ONE.
SO AFTER WE TROUBLESHOOTED THE ISSUE MORE AND MORE, WE FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY AN AT T ISSUE.
AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE SECOND RESPONSE ON YOUR PAGE, THEY HAVE, THEY TOOK OWNERSHIP
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THREE DAYS LATER THAT IT WAS AN AT T ISSUE.AND THEN ONCE, UH, THEY TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE ISSUE, THEY SENT A, A VENDOR TECHNICIAN OUT, WHICH WAS NOT AN AT AND T TECHNICIAN, IT WAS A THIRD PARTY TECHNICIAN.
AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER BRAND NEW EQUIPMENT.
AND THEN THAT WE WOULD HAVE A FOUR TO FIVE HOUR TIMEFRAME BEFORE WE GOT A TECHNICIAN.
WE IMMEDIATELY START ESCALATING THE ISSUE AND WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT WE WERE NOT A PRIORITY, UH, ESCALATION SITE, AND THAT WE HAD TO PAY EXTRA WITH AT AND T TO BECOME A PRIORITY ESCALATION SITE.
AT THAT TIME, WE DID GET A VENDOR CHECK OUT, AND THEY DID ORDER BRAND NEW EQUIPMENT.
WE WERE PROMISED AT 8:00 AM TIMEFRAME TO GET EVERYTHING RESTORED.
HOWEVER, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LA UH, NEXT SLIDE, THEY DIDN'T ARRIVE TILL 1:00 PM ON THAT FRIDAY.
HOW MANY? UM, AND ONCE THEY WERE ARRIVED, THEY NOTICED THAT THEY FIXED ALL OF THEIR EQUIPMENT.
THEIR EQUIPMENT IS PROPRIETARY TO THEM, SO WE CAN'T EVEN GET INTO THEIR EQUIPMENT.
UM, AND SO ONCE THEY FIXED IT, PHONES WERE RESTORED AT 2:00 PM ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
AND IF YOU SEE AN EMAIL AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT THERE, THEY TOOK OWNERSHIP AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FIXED.
ONCE THEIR TECH, UH, ACTUAL AT AND T TECH CAME ON SITE, THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE INTERNALLY TO FIX, TO HELP, HELP, UH, HELP IMPROVE THE PROBLEMS OVER SPRING BREAK, WE INSTALLED BATTERY BACKUPS AT THOSE LOCATIONS.
ADMIN BUILDING, GWC, CARVER HIGH SCHOOL, PLEASANT RUN, ROSA PARKS, ROLLING HILLS AND WEST MAIN.
WE ALSO INSTALLED DEDICATED BATTERY BACKUPS FOR THE CAMERA SYSTEMS OVER THE SPRING BREAK AND MOVING FORWARD.
AND OUR TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS OUTAGE IS THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AGAIN, ABOUT REDUNDANCY.
CAUSE WE'RE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON AT AND T, WHICH WE SEE IF AT AND T GOES DOWN, WE'RE, WE'RE DOWN HARD.
UM, AND ALSO MAYBE STARTING TO LOOK AT IMPLEMENTING THE NEXT POWER PHASE OF, UH, NEW BATTERY BACKUPS AT THE OTHER LOCATIONS AND A AND A CLOUD-BASED PHONE SYSTEM.
[9. Discussion Items]
GO.SO I'M GONNA MOVE ON TO THE SCOREBOARD.
NOW, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THE SCOREBOARD AT THE STADIUM IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF REPAIRS AND UPGRADES.
AND THIS IS WHAT IT CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE.
AND IT SCOREBOARD WAS INSTALLED IN 2013.
AND SO RIGHT NOW, WHEN WE GET NEWER MODELS, WHEN THOSE, UH, UH, MODULES BREAK AND WE GET NEWER, THEY LOOK DISCOLORED BECAUSE DISCOLORED, BECAUSE THEY'RE, UM, THEY'RE BRIGHTER AND THEY JUST DON'T MATCH WITH OUR OLDER BOARD.
SO WE DID START REACHING OUT TO DO A VENDOR, UH, A SCOREBOARD UPDATE.
AND HERE ARE SOME OF THIS, UH, SELECTIONS THAT ROGER AND ELIZABETH WORKED HARD ON.
UM, ONE IN PARTICULAR, I'LL LET ROGER, I'M TALKING IS THIS ONE THE CHAMPION CONSTRUCTION.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A PROGRAM WHERE THEY'LL HELP PAY FOR ALL THE SCOPE BOARDS IN THE DISTRICT, UM, WITH, UH, A MARKETING PIECE.
AND I'LL THAT ROGER TALK ABOUT IT.
IT'S A CHAMPION SPORTS CONSTRUCTION.
UM, HAS A PARTNERED WITH, UH, TOGETHER SPORTS MARKETING ELITE BEFORE, AND THEY WILL BRING SPONSORS TO US THAT THEY CAN EVEN BE, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, BUSINESSES AND COMPANIES THAT AREN'T IN LANCASTER THAT WOULD SPONSOR.
AND THEY HAVE THINGS WHERE THEY'LL DO AN AUDIO ANNOUNCEMENT COMMERCIAL, ALSO SHOW A COMMERCIAL LIKE DURING BREAKS DURING THE GAMES AND STUFF.
AND THAT COULD POSSIBLY FUND SCOREBOARDS FOR THE BASEBALL FIELD, THE STADIUM, AND THE COLISEUM.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SCORE BOARD? REALLY QUICK? WE'LL, WE'LL GET TO SEE THOSE BREAKDOWNS LATER ON AT THE BEFORE.
UH, WE VOTE ON 'EM, RIGHT? I'M ASSUMING? YES.
OUR NE OUR NEXT STEP WOULD BE, UH, PAR, UH, CALLING A MEETING WITH THEM AND HAVING A COMMITTEE OF OUR, OUR PEERS HERE AND, UM, GET THEIR PROPOSAL FOR ON EVERYTHING.
THESE ARE JUST MULTIPLE OPTIONS.
ARE WE HAVING, ARE WE HAVING SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE OTHER SCOREBOARDS OR IS IT JUST THE ONE AT THE STADIUM? THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THOSE AS WELL.
AND UNDER THIS PROPOSAL TOO, WE WOULD WANT TO UPGRADE THE SCOREBOARD AT THE STADIUM, THE TIGER BASKETBALL STADIUM TOO.
SO THAT'S IN THE NEXT SLIDE AS WELL.
SO NEXT WE'LL TALK ABOUT FU FUTURE ERATE PRIORITIES.
AND WE DID TALK ABOUT REDUNDANCY.
AND WE DO HAVE LLOYD AND JULIAN ON WITH US.
AND THE FIREWALL IS A BIG ISSUE THAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT.
BUT WE BELIEVE REDUNDANCY IS THE MAIN TOPIC BECAUSE WE CAN DO ALL THE FIRE UPGRADE, ALL THE FIREWALLS, BUT IF AT AND T GOES DOWN AGAIN, WE'RE STILL WITHOUT A BACKUP SOLUTION.
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AND THE FIREWALL IS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT BECAUSE IT'S, WE ONLY CAN HAVE ONE CIRCUIT BEING PAID FOR WITH E RATE.SO IF THEY PAY FOR AT AND T, THEY CAN'T PAY FOR A SPECTRUM OR A T-MOBILE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THEY WILL PAY FOR THE HARDWARE, BUT NOT THE SERVICE.
AND SO CURRENTLY, IF YOU JUST TAKE A AVERAGE, LIKE RIGHT NOW, OUR, OUR AT AND T BILL A MONTH RUNS AROUND $70,000.
SO A NEXT ANOTHER CIRCLE WILL PROBABLY BE ABOUT 40 TO 50,000, BUT WE ONLY PAY 10%.
WE ONLY PAY 10% OF THAT $7,000 WITH E RATE.
SO IF WE GOT ANOTHER CIRCLE, WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT.
AND SO THAT IS A, A BIG COST TO THE DISTRICT
WE WANT A CABLE, UH, THE NINTH GRADE CENTER SO THEY CAN GET OFF WIRELESS PHONES CAUSE THEY'RE NOT REALLY STABLE WITH THE WIRELESS PHONES.
AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE TO GET THAT CABLE TO HAVE, UM, HARD HARDLINE WIRE PHONES.
UH, BEFORE YOU GOT TOO FAR ON THAT A 10 T BILL.
I WANTED TO KNOW IS, IS THIS INCLUSIVE? DO OUR STAFF GET A CHEAPER RATE FOR THE PHONE BILL IF IT'S THROUGH THE DISTRICT OR THE 70,000? I WAS TALKING ABOUT TRUST MORRIS IS JUST WHAT WE PAY FOR OUR INTERNAL CIRCUIT, OUR INTERNET OUT TO THE, TO THE INTERNET, OUR FAX LINES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S JUST OUR INTERNAL, UH, WHAT WE CALL OUR WAN UH, BILL.
SO IT'S NOT A MOBILE OR ANYTHING FOR EMPLOYEE, THAT'S JUST WHAT WE PAY TO HAVE INTERNET FOR IT TO PROVIDE IT AND WIFI AND EVERYTHING AND THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
I JUST WANT THE, FOR THE RECORD THAT, UM, TRUSTEE MORRIS CAME IN AT 5:37 PM ALSO, UH, IF YOU GUYS DON'T MIND, I, I OMITTED THE CITIZEN'S COMMENTS EARLIER.
IF YOU GUYS DON'T MIND, WE'LL MOVE THAT TO THE END.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE MENTION OF THAT BEFORE OKAY.
GOT TOO FAR AWAY AS YOU WERE, SIR.
UM, THE NEXT ONE IS REDUNDANCY AND I, UM, AND THE FIREWALL, I KNOW WHERE THAT'S OUR, OUR, OUR MAIN TOPICS THAT WE KEEP, UM, TALKING ABOUT.
I DON'T KNOW IF JULIAN OR LLOYD WANTS TO, I KNOW THEY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT, ESPECIALLY JULIAN, CUZ HE WAS THERE EVERY DAY WITH US DOING THIS OUTAGE.
ESPECIALLY, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS YEAR THAT WE HAD A OUTAGE DUE TO AT AND T.
IF YOU REMEMBER, EARLIER THIS YEAR IN NOVEMBER, HOUSTON AND ROLAND HILLS WENT DOWN TO, UH, CUT THE AT AND T HAD.
SO THIS IS OUR THIRD EDUCATIONAL STOPPERS THAT WE HAD DUE TO AT AND T.
SO WE REALLY WANNA GET THE BALL RUNNING, ROLLING WITH REDUNDANCY.
JULIAN, DID YOU WANNA CHIME IN? YEAH, I MEAN, UH, I THINK, UH, AGAIN, I THINK YOU'VE KIND OF, UH, JEFFREY PUT TOGETHER A GOOD PLAN AND PRIORITIZATION OF THE, THE NETWORK, THE FIREWALL, THE PHONE SYSTEMS, E EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, REALLY COMES DOWN.
AND I THINK LLOYD CAN ALSO, UH, AGREE TO, IS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A REDUNDANT ENVIRONMENT.
UM, YOU KNOW, I WAS THERE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN A SCHOOL WENT DOWN HARD.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, LITERALLY THERE WAS NO, YOU KNOW, NO EDUCATION GOING ON.
YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S HARD TO OPERATE, ESPECIALLY IN, IN, IN TODAY'S DAY, UH, NOT TO HAVE, UH, SERVICES, UH, FROM THE NETWORK PERSPECTIVE AND IN IT PER PERSPECTIVE TO DO, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY DO IN THE CLASSROOM.
AND, YOU KNOW, MORE IMPORTANT IS, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE PHONE SYSTEMS, SO IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, 9 1 1 CAN BE DIALED INSTEAD OF JUST USING A CELL PHONE.
UH, AND THEN SOME OF THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE SCHOOLS LIKE SHOOTER DETECTION SYSTEM, WHICH IS ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, REQUIRING THE NETWORK TO HAVE RES, YOU KNOW, RE RE REDUNDANCY AND RESILIENCE.
SO I THINK IT'S A KIND OF AN IMPORTANT, UH, TOPIC TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN FIND THE FUNDING, BUT ALSO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE, UH, REDUNDANCY IN THE, IN THE SCHOOLS CHAIR.
SMITH, MAY I HAVE MAKE A COMMENT? UH, ABSOLUTELY.
UH, SUPERINTENDENT
YEAH, I MEAN, IT, IT WASN'T E-LEARNING, BUT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, IN CLASS EDUCATION THAT REQUIRES ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY TO BE ABLE TO HELP.
YEAH, I WOULD, I WOULD'VE TO AGREE.
I MEAN, LOOKING AT THE PLAN TO, UH, AND MAKE SURE THE REDUNDANCY THERE, I THINK IT'S A PHASED IN PLAN.
UM, DEFINITELY MAKING SURE THAT THE, UH, PHONES CAN COMMUNICATE OUT, BUT ALSO THAT WE HAVE SOME, UH, DIGITAL, UH, PRESENCE WHEN SOMETHING DOES GO WRONG.
UH, I KNOW JEFFREY AND, AND ELIZABETH AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HOW TO TAKE THE
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EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEN EXPAND IT, UH, TO SOME OF THE MI OR ONE OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND, UH, PROVIDE ANOTHER PATH, UH, TO THE INTERNET SO IT'S NOT ALWAYS AT AND T.SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AND, AND WE'LL HAVE, UH, PLANS PUT TOGETHER, UH, TO, TO HOPEFULLY FIND THE, THE FUNDING, BUT ALSO, UH, BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU THE, UH, AMOUNT OF WHAT IT WOULD BE, UH, COST TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION.
SO I KNOW JEFFREY AND THE TEAM IS, IS DEFINITELY LOOKING AT THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JULIAN LLOYD, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE YOU GUYS ON, ON BOARD WITH US.
THESE GUYS ARE WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE.
UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU GUYS JUST KIND OF LOOKING ON AND HADN'T BEEN VERY EXPERIENCED WITH SOME OF THIS, UH, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT REDUNDANCY, THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT YOU SEE IN INDUSTRY IS TWO SEPARATE INTERNET CIRCUITS, SO THAT IF ONE FAILS, THE OTHER ONE IS STILL THERE TO SUPPORT CONNECTIVITY.
AND WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ARE TWO CIRCUITS WITH, UM, SEPARATE PROVIDERS.
SO MAYBE ONE'S FROM AT AND T, THE OTHER'S FROM SPECTRUM.
UM, JUST A REALLY GOOD WAY OF MAINTAINING CONNECTIVITY, UH, AND THE ABSENCE OF REDUNDANCY.
THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO, BUT TYPICALLY THAT'S, THAT'S THE WAY WE, THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO.
SO IF YOU GUYS WERE KIND OF WONDERING THE HOW AND WHY THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AND FOR, FOR THE WAY WE'RE SET UP, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, Y'ALL, Y'ALL STOP ME IF I'M WRONG.
I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE, UM, UM, LEAVING ONE CIRCUIT WITH AT AND T TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE OTHER ONE TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WAS THAT THE DIRECT MOVEMENT? LIKE WE WENT WITH A T-MOBILE SPECTRUM.
IT WOULD BE HOUSED AS A REDUNDANT SITE, SO EVERYTHING, IT COULD JUST HIT A SWITCH AND EVERYTHING WOULD ROUTE THROUGH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
UH, DID WE KILL IT FOR, UH, REDUNDANCY AND E-RATE? ARE WE READY TO TALK ABOUT THAT ONE? FIREWALLS? YES.
SO THE RFP FOR FIREWALLS WILL BE FINALIZED SOON, WHICH WE, UM, WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON TO, TO GET THE RIGHT MODELS THAT WE NEED, THE RIGHT SPECS.
AND SO WE WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD THE REDUNDANCY INTO THAT.
SO WE CAN TAKE ONE FIREWALL, PUT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE SECOND ONE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SO WE HAVE TO WORK ALL THAT OUT.
AND SO THAT ONCE THAT'S FINALIZED AT RFP WILL BE SENT TO FINANCE.
WE'LL SEND IT OUT FOR 30 DAYS AND THEN WE'LL BE READY TO, UM, BID ON THE FIREWALL.
WILL THAT INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES? YES.
OR ARE YOU GUYS GONNA DO OKAY? YES.
WELL, WE'LL HELP BUT WE'LL GET PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
WELL CAUSE WE KNOW OUR SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, INSIDE AND OUT.
WHAT, UH, WHAT FLAVOR FIREWALL WE HAVE NOW? WE GOT CISCO, WE HAVE CISCO FIREPOWER, 41 TENS.
AND WE LOOKED AT ALL THREE MODELS RIGHT NOW.
WE LOOKED AT, UH, 40 NET AND WE LOOKED AT THE NEW, UH, CISCO ONES.
AND SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO NARROW DOWN WHAT WOULD BE BEST WITH FUTURE PROOFING GOING FORWARD.
YOU LOOK, GUYS LOOKING AT THROUGHPUT OR JUST FUNCTIONALITY WITH IDS, PIECES AND ALL OF THE OTHER, BOTH, ALL NEXT GEN, ALL NEXT GEN CAPABILITIES.
SO WE CAN CONTROL, WE CAN DO CONTENT FILTERING ON IT, ON IT AND EVERYTHING.
SO, UH, AGAIN, TO ADD COLOR, UH, THIS'LL COME UP A LOT LATER ON IN, UH, FUTURE TECHNOLOGY MEETINGS AND DEFINITELY IN THE, IN THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
UH, WHEN WE, WHEN WE CONSIDER THESE PIECES, UH, THERE ARE SOME MAJOR TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS THAT WORK WITH THE FIREWALL.
SO OUR FIREWALL IS LIKE, UH, BASICALLY THE PROTECTIVE WALL AROUND OUR NETWORK, BUT THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES YOU CAN PUT ON A FIREWALL SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY, MORE THROUGHPUT.
AND USUALLY THAT'S THE BIG ITEM IS YOU WANT TO, YOU WANT A FIREWALL TO BE BIG ENOUGH TO HAVE ENOUGH THROUGHPUT SO THAT YOU CAN GROW INTO IT SO THAT IT'S NOT OUTDATED AND ALREADY LAGGING IN A YEAR OR TWO.
BUT YOU ALSO WANT TO HAVE SOME REALLY COOL STUFF SO THAT YOU CAN MAYBE DO SOME INCIDENT PROTECTION OR INCIDENT RESPONSE WITH IT.
UH, JUST SO YOU GUYS CAN UNDERSTAND.
UH, ALWAYS LOVE TALKING ABOUT THAT STUFF.
SO YOU GUYS WANT TO HEAR MORE, LET ME KNOW.
I KNOW JEFFREY'S, HE'S VERY MUCH INVOLVED.
I JUST THOUGHT I'D GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.
WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE YOU WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE TO THIS BOARD BECAUSE YOU ENLIGHTEN US AND KEEP US ON TASK TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THIS BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR OUR AWESOME STAFF FOR GETTING HER DONE.
NO, THAT WAS THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.
THIS IS, UH, I, THIS IS MY LAST LITTLE SOAPBOX SPIEL.
UH, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY AND YOU GUYS HAVE TO KNOW FOR, FOR WHAT? FOR WHAT THESE GUYS ARE MANAGING.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A VERY SMALL STAFF MAN MANAGING A VERY LARGE TECHNICAL FOOTPRINT.
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FOR AN OPERATION LIKE THIS, I'M USED, USED TO SEEING ABOUT MAYBE 30 PEOPLE AND, UH, HOW MANY WE HAVE ON STAFF HERE AND TE NOT NINE.THEY, THEY ARE REALLY KILLING IT.
AND, UH, I THINK THEY DESERVE A THANK YOU DR.
[5. Citizens Communication]
DO WE HAVE, I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE REGISTERED TO DO SOME CITIZENS COMMENTS? YES, SIR.
YOU WANT TO READ US OUR, OUR LIMITATIONS AND RULES AND WHATNOT? OR DO I HAVE A COPY OF IT SOMEWHERE? YES, MA'AM.
WE, UM, HAVE TWO CITIZEN COMMENTS.
LOCAL STATES THAT PUBLIC COMMENT DURING UM, BOARD MEETINGS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND SUPERINTENDENT.
IF ADDRESSING AN AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE ITEM THAT YOU'LL BE COMMENTING ON.
SPEAKERS MAY NOT USE ANY INDIVIDUAL'S NAME OR IDENTIFIABLE TITLES WHEN ADDRESSING THE BOARD.
IF THE SPEAKER IS PRESENTING A COMPLAINT REGARDING THAT PERSON, ALL OF THE BOARD, CAN I TAKE SPECIFIC ACTION ON CITIZENS COMMUNICATION TOPICS DUE TO LEGAL REQUIREMENTS? THEY WILL HEAR THE TOPIC AND THE BOARD MAY HAVE THE ITEM PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR REFER THE ITEMS TO A BOARD, COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE, OR REFER THE ITEMS TO STAFF OR STUDY FOR CONCLUSION.
WE ASK THAT YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PRIOR TO SPEAKING AND IDENTIFY THE TOPIC THAT YOU WILL BE COMMENTING ON.
I WILL BEGIN THE TIMER AFTER YOU HAVE STATED YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND THE AGENDA ITEM, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR COMMENT.
UM, 10 13 BLACKBERRY TRAIL, LANCASTER, TEXAS.
UM, I'M A 72 YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER.
51 YEARS OF NURSING, A VOLUNTEER IN THE DISTRICT.
OKAY, SO A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS KNOW ME.
UM, MY THING IS SAFETY FOR THE CHILDREN AND SAFETY FOR THE TEACHERS.
I'M WELL AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WHOLE AREA, OKAY? AND WE DON'T WANT THAT HAPPENING HERE.
I GO TO THE BUS STOP MYSELF OR MY HUSBAND.
WE GO TO THE BUS STOP EVERY MORNING TO TAKE A GRANDCHILD.
IT'S VERY DISTURBING TO SEE CARS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT SLOW DOWN AT THE LITTLE GIRLS AND BOYS THAT ARE COMING TO THE BUS STOP.
WE ALSO HAVE LOOSE DOGS IN THE COMMUNITY, THAT BIG DOGS, AND THESE DOGS ARE NOT FRIENDLY TO ANYBODY, BUT THEY'RE OWNERS.
UM, MY CONCERN NOW IS THE TEACHERS BURNOUT AND THE KIDS GETTING REAL ANTSY BECAUSE IT'S THIS END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
IT'S ALMOST TIME TO GET OUT AND THEY'RE REALLY ANTSY ABOUT IT.
SO WE NEED TO REDIRECT ALL OF THESE ENERGIES IN A POSITIVE WAY.
I HAVE HELPED THE HIGH SCHOOLERS GET THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL WITH CPR.
I'M A CPR INSTRUCTOR, OKAY? WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO GET THESE KIDS DOING THEY NEED TO DO IN LIFE IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
AND HOPEFULLY I'M MAKING YOU ALL AWARE THAT THERE ARE SITUATIONS ABOUT TO BLOW UP.
THE NEWS IS NOT WHERE I WANT TO LIVE.
I ENJOY, I HAVE PAID FOR KIDS' LUNCHES.
I HAVE PAID FOR KIDS GOING ON SCHOOL TRIPS WHO DIDN'T HAVE, IT'S NOT THAT I'M BRAGGING ABOUT IT.
IF THEIR PARENTS CAN'T DO IT, THEY DESERVE IT.
AND I TELL THE TEACHERS, CALL ME, PLEASE CALL ME.
UM, THEY CAN'T THINK IN CLASS WITHOUT A MEAL YET.
IT TAKES A, AN OBSERVANT TEACHER TO FIGURE OUT WHY IS THIS CHILD NOT PAYING ATTENTION IN CLASS? THAT'S THE START OF THE DAY.
IF THEY DON'T HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT, TO START THE DAY WITH, THE DAY WAS RUINED.
AND I JUST FELT IT WAS NECESSARY FOR ME TO BRING THAT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD BECAUSE I DO PAY TAXES,
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WHATEVER I NEED TO DO, I CAN DO IT.
I'VE DONE MY TIME WORKING A NINE TO FIVE, AND SO I FEEL LIKE I'M HERE TO HELP THE CHILDREN.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME? VA VASH THEWELL THEWELL.
WILL, I'M GONNA READ THIS AND THEN YOU'LL COME UP BOARD POLICY BD LOCAL STATES THAT PUBLIC COMMENT DURING REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND SUPERINTENDENT.
IF ADDRESSING AN AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE ITEM THAT YOU'LL BE COMMENTING ON.
SPEAKERS MAY NOT USE ANY INDIVIDUAL'S NAME OR IDENTIFIABLE TITLES WHEN ADDRESSING THE BOARD IF THE SPEAKER IS PRESENTING A COMPLAINT REGARDING THAT PERSON.
ALTHOUGH THE BOARD CANNOT TAKE SPECIFIC ACTION ON CITIZENS COMMUNICATION TOPICS DUE TO LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, THEY WILL HEAR THE TOPIC AND THE BOARD MAY HAVE THE ITEM PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM, AGENDA FOR ACTION OR REFER THE ITEMS TO A BOARD, COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE, OR REFER THE ITEMS TO STAFF OR STUDY FOR CONCLUSION.
WE ASK THAT YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PRIOR TO SPEAKING AND IDENTIFY THE TOPIC THAT YOU WILL BE COMMENTING ON.
I WILL BEGIN THE TIMER AFTER YOU HAVE STATED YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND THE AGENDA ITEM, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS.
MY NAME IS VA THEWELL, 10 13 BLACKBERRY TRAIL, LANCASTER, TEXAS 75,134.
IN THE BEGINNING, Y'ALL DIDN'T HAVE A HEALTH SCIENCE TEACHER.
Y'ALL POSTED THAT Y'ALL WERE HAVING $80,000 AND A $5,000 STIPEND.
THE FIRST YEAR I STARTED TEACHING.
I NEVER RECEIVED MY STIPENDS FOR TWO YEARS.
ASKED MISS, MISS YON, SHE SAID, OH, ONE OF THE, UM, HR LADIES.
SHE SAID, YES, YOU ARE OWED IT.
SO WITHIN 15 DAYS BEFORE 15 DAYS, I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET MY STUFF.
I TAUGHT CPR TO THE DISTRICT FOR THE FIRST YEAR BEFORE COVID.
Y'ALL, WE WERE GONNA GET DINGED BY THE TEA.
UM, I HAD MENTEES WHEN THERE WAS, WHEN IT WAS COVID.
I HAD TWO, TWO CLASSES WHEN IT WAS COVID BECAUSE THE OTHER HEALTH SCIENCE TEACHERS QUIT.
SO I DID MY CLASSES FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, AND ANOTHER SET OF FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH.
ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THE DAY, THEY CUT MY PAY BY $20,000 FOR NO REASON.
THEY SAID THE BOARD SAID TO CUT THE PAY.
SO I SAID, OKAY, WE'RE THE MINUTES.
THERE WERE NO MINUTES PRODUCED.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DID DO? THEY TOOK ME TO THIS BACK ROOM OVER HERE WITH TWO MALE PEOPLE, CLOSED THE DOOR AT THE END OF THE BUSINESS DAY AND SAID, WHY DIDN'T I DO THIS TWO YEARS AGO WHEN I OBVIOUSLY DID, I'VE BEEN THROUGH ALL THE CHAIN OF COMMAND EVERYWHERE FOUR TIMES THEY CANCELED ME TALKING TO THE BOARD MEETING.
SO NOW I HAVE TO COME WITH THREE MINUTES AND TALK THIS FAST.
AND HOPEFULLY YOU GET WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.
ALL I'M ASKING FOR IS WHAT? I'M OLD FROM COVID.
YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO CUT MY PAINT.
I HAD TO GO AND WORK OUTSIDE, PUT ON GOWN, GLOVES, MASK, BECAUSE I AM A RN AS WELL, AND WORK OUTSIDE, COME HOME TO MY TWO ELDERLY PARENTS AND A SINGLE PARENT AS, AND MY KID HAVE TO WORK OVERTIME TO MAKE IT BECAUSE MY PAY WAS CUT FOR SOME YEARS BY $20,000.
BUT YET NOBODY IS SAYING, HEY, WE WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO DO THAT.
AND BY LAW YOU NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT DURING COVID.
BUT I'M SUPPOSED TO WAIT, BUT PEOPLE TALK TO YOU REAL QUICK.
WHY DO YOU THINK I'M SHAKING? BECAUSE YOU INTIMIDATE ME IN THE BACK ROOM.
I I THINK I'VE PUT SOME PEOPLE ON THE EMAILS OF SOME OF 'EM THAT I'VE SENT, BUT NOBODY RESPONDS.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO? THEY PICK UP THE PHONE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT A PAPER TRAIL.
THEY TALKING, OH, I KNEW NOTHING.
YES, YOU WERE, YOU WERE ON THOSE EMAILS.
YOU DIDN'T SAY YOU DIDN'T OWE ME THE MONEY.
YOU SAID, OH, IT'S PAST 15 DAYS, WE CAN'T PAY YOU.
SO I'M SITTING HERE STRUGGLING, STILL TRYING TO CATCH UP FROM COVID WITH MY TWO.
AND BY THE WAY, THIS IS MY MOM STILL TRYING TO CATCH UP FROM COVID.
BUT I COME TO THAT SCHOOL EVERY TIME.
THAT SECOND YEAR I DID, OR 500 KIDS.
I ASK MY MOM TO COME ON AND GET HER CPR CERTIFICATION TO HELP ME GET THESE KIDS DONE.
I DIDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING EXTRA, BUT I DID IT THIS YEAR IS THE FIRST YEAR I SAID, NO, I'M NOT DOING IT.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WHEN I SAID NO, I STILL DID IT AND WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND AND STILL DIDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING EXTRA.
BUT SOME KIDS GRADUATED EARLY, RIGHT? BUT THEY CALLED ME, MS. T, CAN YOU PLEASE HOLD A SPECIAL SESSION? CAUSE THIS KID IS GRADUATING EARLY AND THEY HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP FOR THEIR VOLLEYBALL.
GUESS WHAT MS. T DID? WENT AHEAD AND DID, DID THE CLASS SO SHE COULD GRADUATE.
BUT WHERE IS THE STUFF THAT I EARNED? I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN WHAT I EARNED.
IF I CAME IN AT 80,000, WHY WAS MY PAY CUT? THERE'S NO REASON.
JUST PROACTIVELY PAY ME MY MONEY.
THANK YOU BETH, VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR DEDICATION.
I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS GONNA BE.
UM, AND AS A TECHNOLOGY CHAIR, I DON'T THINK IT'S MY PLACE TO SAY,
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UH, BUT IT, YOUR CONCERNS HAVE NOT FOLLOWED ON DEATH, DEATH EARS.I DO DO APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT TO US.
UM, THAT BEING SAID, UM, THAT WAS THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR THE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MEETING.
UH, AM I MISSING ANYTHING? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNSEL AURN? OKAY.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL ADJOURN AND THE TIME IS 6 0 4.