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Meeting Date:
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Subject:
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Approval of Cisco Flex (Phones) and HANS renewal |
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Vision 2026:
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Operational Excellence Strategies 3 Develop and maintain robust technology systems.
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Background:
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The District network uses Cisco products for its maintenance support on hardware as well as our VOIP (phone) system.HANS support through Sentinel is 24-hour access to experts to assist district staff with diagnosing or repairing hardware issues. Cisco Flex is the support and maintenance of our district phone system. |
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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The District has been working with Sentinel for the past six years supporting our Cisco environment and equipment. Sentinel's High Availability Network Support with CISCO coverage adds one and two hour response guarantees on major systems that keep the district connected and working. Cisco Flex is a new product that Cisco has broken out apart from what used to be included in our HANS/SmartNet support. The total cost of this agreement is $69,926.00 for 6 mo. of HANS support and $214,034.72 for 3 years of VOIP (phone support). For the 2023 school year the cost for both will be $142,674.91 (this includes a $2,106 one time setup fee). Comparably last year's cost was $135,254. The increase can be attributed to as equipment ages it needs a dedicated maintenance plan as well as the newly branded CISCO Flex pricing structure for our phone system that now comes with its own pricing tiers. |
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Funding:
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The total cost of $142,674.91 is allocated in the 2022-2023 technology budget. |
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Board Policy: |
4:60 Purchases and Contracts 6:235 Access to Electronic Networks |
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Recommendation
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It is recommended that the Board approve the Cisco Flex and HANS renewal as presented. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
Signed By: |
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Jason Spencer - Exec Director of Innovation and Technology |
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Signed By: |
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Jeff Schuler - Superintendent |
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Vote Results:
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Original Motion | Member Brad Paulsen Moved, Member Susan Booton seconded to approve the Original motion 'It is recommended that the Board approve the Cisco Flex and HANS renewal as presented.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0. | The motion Carried 6 - 0 | | | Brad Paulsen | Yes | Chris Crabtree | Yes | Rob Hanlon | Yes | Susan Booton | Yes | Dave Long | Yes | Angela Blatner | Yes | |
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