[Vision2020] Perhaps the MSD should follow the Cd'A school district's example

[Joe Campbell]

Is this satire? Sorry but I don't always get satire.


On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com>wrote:

> Oh come on Donovan!!!  It's not just politicians that are getting their
> palms greased.  The same thing happens in the private sector over nightly
> lobster dinners, kickbacks, favors for golfing buddies, quid pro quos,
> bringing in the local talent for 'entertainment', and whatnot.  It's human
> nature.  Maybe you haven't spent eoungh time around sales pukes adorned
> with gold chains and rolex watches that sit back with their hands clasped
> behind their heads asking 'what can we do to close this deal today?'.  Cut
> them some slack.  Our prisons are already filled up with blue collar
> criminals.
>
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> Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 16:48:04 -0700
> From: donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com
> To: bear at moscow.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
>
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Perhaps the MSD should follow the Cd'A school
> district's example
>
> Reread the poorly written article. The $278,000 is the school
> districts contract for the Internet. $6000 is the cost per high school, not
> every school. It doesn't surprise me that individual school districts can
> find cheaper and better ways to get Internet connections then the State.
> It has become very obvious that politicians are giving lucrative
> government contracts to their friends and campaign contributors rather then
> finding the deal that is best for the taxpayer. 3/4 of politicians belong
> in prison.
>
> Donovan J. Arnold
>
>    *From:* Wayne Price <bear at moscow.com>
> *To:* Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 31, 2013 2:35 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] Perhaps the MSD should follow the Cd'A school
> district's example
>
> Unfortunately, you must have gone to school in Idaho, the math doesn't
> work out to $6,000.00 !
> $278,000.00  divided by 17 schools is  $16, 352.94
>
> And I'd be against any plan where a school district gets bogged down
> owning  Wi-FI equipment that is out of date by the time it gets installed.
>
> Wayne
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 31, 2013, at 2:12 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:
>
> The Ednetics option is less expensive, more reliable, and (DAMMIT!)
> they're local.
>
> Courtesy of today's (July 31, 2013) Spokesman-Review.
>
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>
> CdA schools to pass on statewide Wi-Fi contract
>
> The Coeur d’Alene School District has announced that it’s selected
> Ednetics, a Post Falls firm, to provide Wi-Fi service districtwide,
> including all 17 schools, rather than sign onto a controversial statewide
> high school Wi-Fi contract signed last week by state Superintendent of
> Schools Tom Luna with a Nashville firm.
> The $278,000 deal with Ednetics is up for final school board approval on
> Monday, but it’s been long in the works. It’s part of a bond issue voters
> approved last August.
> Wendell Wardell, chief operating officer for the district, said Tuesday
> that the district wanted one platform for all its schools, not two; it
> wanted local support for the products; and it wanted a “sturdy system” that
> could be up and running as soon as possible. He said the Ednetics network
> will be higher-powered than what the state’s offering; it’ll cost much
> less; and it’ll be “online and running by Nov. 1.”
> Plus, Wardell said, “We’ll own the equipment, as opposed to a vendor
> owning the equipment and having it reside in our buildings. We didn’t
> feel comfortable with that.”
> When he compared costs between the state network and the Ednetics network
> for Coeur d’Alene’s three high schools, Wardell said, he found that
> service from Ednetics would cost less than $6,000 per high school, while
> the state contract’s costs could be around $23,000 per school.
> School districts have until midnight Thursday to decide whether to opt
> into the statewide contract. “We’ve got a better system,” Wardell said.
> “We’ve got a better mousetrap, and we’re pretty excited about it.”
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>
> Ednetics
> http://www.ednetics.com/
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.moscowcares.com/
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
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