Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District
Smart Schools Initiative

School Board Presentation December 2017

Smart Bond Initiative

Passed by New York Voters in November of 2014 Awarded $2 Billion to all public schools based on enrollment and state aid formula

Bainbridge-Guilford Central Schools Allocation is $1,033,031

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Rules for these use of these funds	Rules for these use of these funds

6 categories

▪ School Networking

▪ Classroom Technology ▪ Community Connection ▪ Pre-K Classroom
Improvements ▪ Elimination of
Temporary/Trailer Classrooms
▪ School Security and Safety

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●     You cannot pay salaries ●     You cannot pay BOCES
●     You cannot purchase software

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Step 1

●Administration consults with the district’s architect to establish possible priorities in the approved categories.
●Consideration to

○Bainbridge Guilford Strategic Plan ○Bainbridge Guilford Technology Plan ○Bainbridge Guilford Building Condition Survey

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Step 2

Establish a Smart Bond	•Student(s) Planning Committee.	•Staff Membership must include:	•Administrators
•Board of Education member
•Parent(s) •Community
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Committee Responsibilities

Committee to consider the preliminary proposals from the district administration and make a recommendation to the Board of Education.

Phase 1 Proposals

● Upgrade district wireless and hard wired network

infrastructure to support increased demand from a

one-to-one initiative and additional POE security devices.

$150,000

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Bainbridge Guilford
anticipates supplementing Smart School funds with an additional $130,000 from a Federal Erate Category 2 grant.

Phase 1 Proposals

● Upgrade district security by adding additional Door

Security including a secure vestibule at Greenlawn

Elementary and additional A-Phone devices at two other

door locations and expanded Video security capacity.

$200,485

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Phase 1 Proposals

● Replacement of Classroom Communication system

including a digital Voice over IP phone system for

emergency situations.

$170,000

Phase 1 Proposals

● Fund a one-to-one initiative providing personal learning

devices, either chromebooks or laptops to all students

grade 4 to 12.

● Provide a one-to-one initiative devices to grades k to 3

using BOCES funding

$270,000

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Phase 1 Proposals	What happens to the rest of the money ???

● Incidental costs for contingencies, architect costs and

filing fees.

$95,000

Any remaining money doesn’t go away.

The Smart Schools Planning Committee will continue to exist until the money is spent.

All recommendations for expenditures must pass through this committee.

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Next Steps

1.	Smart School Planning Committee has recommended the preliminary proposals for submission to the Board of Education.

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Next Steps

1.	Board of Education reviews the committee recommendations and possibly approves preliminary plan.
2.	Smart Bond Investment Plan is published on the school district web site with an email address for public comments for 30 days.
3.	After 30 days the Smart Bond Investment Plan comments are reviewed in a public hearing by the Board of Education.
4.	Board of Education possibly approves final plan for submission to NYSED.
5.	Final NYSED review minimum ten to twelve months.	16

Any questions

Should be addressed to

TRyan@bgcsd.org

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