12/17/12 - The Brighton Board of Education voted last week to approve $3 million in new technology infrastructure as part of the bond issue passed by voters in May. The bids were prepared by Barton Malow, which is handling the technology aspect of the $88 million bond issue. The bid requests were for wired network infrastructure, wireless network and a new phone system. The district received 11 different bids across three categories, and Superintendent Greg Gray tells WHMI all of them were within the budget established. A major reason for pursuing the bond issue in the first place was that the Brighton district has fallen far behind other area districts in technology. Gray says the purchase is but a prelude to a bigger one in January that will result in the purchase of 1,100 new computers for students. (TT)
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