The meeting began with personal discussions about weather preferences and experiences with AI tools like ChatGPT for various tasks. The team then discussed a new portal and CRM system implementation for school management, which was presented as a more cost-effective alternative to Salesforce. The conversation ended with updates on various ongoing projects including DNS hosting migration, student laptop maintenance, and organizational changes, along with discussions about budget updates and new staffing arrangements.
All right, well, let me hit the record button here. Um… Welcome, everybody, to June 19th edition of Technology Check-In. Thanks, everyone, for showing up. Uh, no vendors or anything today, so just conversation amongst ourselves. So, I don't necessarily know if I've seen any news this week that's changed, um… have been, um, working through… a new project that I'll be announcing shortly How all schools will interact with the, uh, myself and STTs, probably more on side it. But then process setting up at certain contracts, been going through Updating your 2026-27 Category 2 budgets stuff it, that'll available you wanted how much money had spend 2, Next year, when I… get portal invitation, right dashboard here you, you'll able see work next 5 years, so… It went lot. Um, looking forward Huh? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So… it made some pretty significant changes um now, granted, know, inflation's kind covered cost where we're… we're at. Tariffs are other interesting piece You for… having pay lot equipment, might not enough, but we'll what they come Another, did sit in last to, MSISAC meeting. And, their budget cuts from federal government. a… fee-for-service membership part free anymore, either. Now, services like… uh… DBR, Cloud Strike. That's stay same, there's anything. So is, is like. They said price change existing services, whether were paid ones, filtered DNS still there, the… Cloudflare clients gonna doesn't sound like increases NCRS, cybersecurity self-assessment, around as well. question guess should ask him. There's another meeting week, it's like, do utilize those? The individual aren't on, ones set it? they're… they're prepping, they… They… trying funding. And basically, came contingency plan, telling people, go ahead charge Have people sign If happen funding back Then they'll give credit refund money, guess, find stream For those also, some… states. They're offering, statewide pricing entire state. state Iowa would opportunity make purchase. Statewide, again, same thing, monies if… was think it's… I'm check… take quick look my calendar here, because want say… week. it… Alright, thought meeting, maybe until July gonna… Just scan here… to. there one happens Matt… oh, go. Matt has based off staff count. remember right. Like, Tier 1… no, budget, total budget. depends school is. technology you're less than $25 million year $1,000. under $100 million, 2,000, forth, Um. little bit pricey, then. special schools. Well, whole thing is… thing… actually built state… government, local tribal, and… allow commercial companies in, that's, CA… Uh… Oh, let's see, talking about this. cooperative agreement It's supposed to… expire September 30th. it'll renewed. was, cost-effective add-on solutions. go, must In order use renamed ESS. MD… now call MDR, C-I-S-MDR. used Cloudflare… be. rebranded MDR instead ESS, Or whatever works, Crowdstrike. Either way, CrowdStrike. What say? Cloudflare? Yeah. Crowdstrike, exactly. got… got mind coming, quite sure worth we second tier, $2,000, think, our agency perspective worth… us signing check internal don't… licensing really meetings, good pieces money… I'd hard time justifying fund… personally, topic, hosting, I'm… starting migrating most school, hosting actually, so, easy, straightforward. Mr. Foley, need talk tried try add gotta can that, access people's, districts modifications DNS, tie in. didn't away, being crowd cracked, you… We'll missing, Jmc hosting… end 1st that. JMC moving speak, guess. parts out fairly contacted schools, there's… couple Infinite Campus. them, archive sites have. That haven't heard them doing those, loading laptop delivering laptop, things see… again. guess… pertinent Matt, which already about. face-to-face diocesan tech at, St. Mary's. uh. might… turn join. I've, meetings side. related Catholic good… they've good, Conversations general have, Daniel, what's you? projects on? said, of… slow summer year. sent our… student laptops 7th 12th grade MacBooks down Rick's computers, just… Making everything's hardware-wise. now. month. At point, once back, and, Wipe all, re-image them. re-log students reassign students, Put bag line fall, that's… mean, big task summer. do. every… every summer, but… nothing… nothing outside Okay. thanks update, Daniel. What's moved over, Scott We Recently. Happened. smoothly. on… door interesting, getting done. that? ISONIS. System. put new, video doorbell, new… readers fobs stuff. cloud-based, fairly… Nice. Because, current system word? Outdated? Served its useful life. putting doors time, should… hopefully Anything else Matt. Sarah, am… answering 10,000 inquiries 471s E-Rate. Most approved, held city fiber, scary me, because, mean… first called spreadsheet eval, monetary evals, worked Scott, everything into spreadsheet, looks signed contract before evaluated, spreadsheet. differentiation, no-brainer there. $40,000 less. date different, know. idea, anyway, just, know… latest $288 locate support, apply specifically. Which, brick deal, fine. Take 288 approve dang rest. could gone company, 50 grand 18 whatever, exaggerating numbers, super cheap place. annoying, waiting wireless my, switches, firewall, ordered, business office really… sketchy can't submit POs till 1st, done, hope somebody's equipment warehouse somewhere, see. excited COO has, decided safety um. Servers cameras, servers old, powerful start with, project, mean. different company camera work, ready everything, then… full exciting news, Kind gave access, believe in-house yours, even work. news. else… Hmm, Scott. done my… him general, auditors coming next, missed few asset tags, secretary, admin assistants Central giving heads taken care of. tagged, paperwork, her, Anyway, very productive proud vacation mood, Nothing wrong Got do, always goes by quick, good. earlier summers, previous conversations am here? optimistic, great, great… Beautiful. Johnny spot. left, did, happy 4 cropped while gone, focus 3 days, catch but, best laid plans. Alrighty, anyone group hearing ahead, back. updates. Planning yep, plan sad, One Rogers. Is… resigned. He's… his day 30th, great replacement him, deal Thursday, we'll… days knowledge transfer between two speed crossover Such luxury overlap jobs Yes, yes It's, it's, name's Foster. 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