Saturday, March 8, 2014

Idaho to Reimburse Schools that Skipped WiFi Contract

<p>BOISE Idaho school districtsthat opted not to join a controversial statewide contract for high school WiFi services should qualify for state money for their own WiFi networks, state lawmakers decided Friday.</p><p>On a 15-5 vote, the Legislature's joint budget committee agreed not only to start reimbursing districts that went out on their own, but also to offer that option to those now in the contract who want to withdraw. Those districts, if they met certain standards, would get $21 per student, the same price the state pays Education Networks of America.</p><p>Meanwhile, the state will audit what services are being provided where, at what cost, and how satisfied districts are with them.</p><p>"Next year we would be able to make a decision as to how to proceed, whether to continue with the contract, or whether to do something completely different," said Senate Finance Chairman Dean Cameron, R-Rupert. "We'll have a better defensible position."</p><p><a href="http://magicvalley.com/news/local/idaho-to-reimburse-schools-that-skipped-wifi-contract/article_85135a22-238a-5e4d-976f-93c845423c59.html">Keep reading...</a></p>

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