The school board held a regular meeting/retreat on June 17. During the workshop, board members heard updates on the development of the 2024-25 school year budget, received a presentation of the accountability plan, received an overview of the cell phone policy committee and reviewed the district's need for a server replacement.
2024-25 Budget Update
The Assistant Superintendent of Business Services and Capital Projects Greg Hart presented an update on the 2024-25 draft budget development process. He discussed enrollment projections, expenditures and revenues.
The district provided community budget workshops on March 19 and May 21 in an effort to engage citizens in the budget process. A ThoughtExchange survey on priorities to support student learning was also conducted.
The school board is scheduled to approve the 2024-25 school year budget on July 8, 2024, following a public hearing.
Accountability Plan
The superintendent’s council provided a presentation on the board accountability plan, highlighting progress on each goal. The six goals are student growth/student achievement, parent and community engagement, communication with stakeholders, supportive learning environment for students, recruitment, staff retention and professional development, and fiscal responsibilities. The board had an opportunity to ask questions.
Cell Phone Policy Committee Overview
Dr. Gloria Henderson, assistant superintendent of secondary schools, led a cell phone policy committee for the purpose of laying the groundwork and providing input for socially positive and academically forward use of cell phones while on Clover Park School District campuses and when engaging in school-related activities.
Review of the Server Replacement
Deputy Superintendent Brian Laubach noted the core district server infrastructure on the Nutanix platform is approaching end of life and end of support. Nutanix has a roughly five-year refresh cycle on their systems. The system currently in place is over 6 years old. The Nutanix servers host core district services including, Active Directory, Munis Business Objects and Self Service, Azure Syncing, Destiny, Print services, lighting/heating controls, and several more.
This purchase will replace the Nutanix servers with current technology with a life expectancy of five to six years. A recommendation to approve the purchase will be included on the July 8, 2024, regular meeting agenda.
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