Smart Schools Investment Plan 2
Fredonia Central School District
Total Smart Schools Bond Act allocation: $1,104,592
Smart Schools Investment Plan Application #2: $309,513
Smart Schools Bond Act (SSBA)
The Smart Schools Bond Act was passed in the 2014-15 enacted budget and approved by the voters in a statewide referendum held during the New York State 2014 General Election on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. The Smart Schools Bond Act (SSBA) authorized the issuance of $2 billion of general obligation bonds to finance improvements in educational technology, infrastructure, and security. The Fredonia Central School District has been allocated $1,104,592 for this purpose. This will be paid to the District by New York State as reimbursement for expenses incurred under the plan.
Smart Schools Investment Plan Application #2
Smart Schools Investment Plan Application #2 will focus on increasing instructional technology on the Fredonia Central School Main Campus. Future Smart Schools Investment Plan Application projects will also focus on instructional technology.
Smart Schools Investment Plan Committee
Pursuant to the requirements for the Smart Schools Bond Act, the planning process for developing and submitting a Smart Schools Investment Plan to the State Education Department must include consultation with parents, teachers, students, and community members. The Fredonia Central School SMART Schools Investment Plan Committee initially met on December 3, 2019, to review the Smart Schools Bond Act and the required parameters of the Smart Schools Investment Plan. The SMART Schools Investment Committee identified district instructional technology strengths and needs and created the second Smart Schools Investment Plan.
Smart Schools Investment Plan Timeline
February 11, 2020 – Preliminary Smart Schools Investment Plan #2 presented to the Fredonia Board of Education
March 24, 2020 – Public hearing to present the Preliminary Smart Schools Investment Plan #2 at the Fredonia Board of Education regular meeting
April TBD, 2020 – Final Smart Schools Investment Plan #2 approved by the Fredonia Board of Education.
Preliminary Smart Bond Investment Plan #2
The Fredonia Central School District’s Smart Bond Investment Plan will focus on the enhancement of the instructional technology throughout the district.
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Annual Sustainability
The projected annual cost of sustaining a replacement plan for the hardware purchased in the Fredonia Central School District Smart Schools Investment Plan is $10,600. This annual budgeted amount would cover the cost of maintaining the Fredonia Central School technology replacement plan.
Please direct any questions or comments to:
Fredonia Central School District
425 East Main Street
Fredonia, NY 14063
(716) 679-1581, EXT 2702
Joseph Reyda – Director of Instruction/CIO/HR
