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Board opts for VARtek Services

Brandon Twp.- School board members voted 6-1 at their Dec. 19 meeting to contract with VARtek Services, Inc. for technology support services. Board Vice-President Kevin McClellan voted no, citing concern over a lack of companies providing similar services with which to compare.

"In five years, I believe that we will have many more alternatives for technology support, but right now we don't," said Superintendent Lorrie McMahon. "It is a market that currently is untapped."

The contract with VARtek will cost the district approximately $481,000 annually and will cover all maintenance to existing technology equipment, including daily oversight ensuring that all technology runs smoothly. The contract expires June 30, 2017.

District administrators began researching privatization of techology support services more than a year ago. McMahon consulted with Oakland Schools, Inacomp, Dell and James Martin Enterprises, but none could meet the needs of the district. VARtek, which is based in Dayton, Ohio, was the only company, she said, who could offer what the district sought at a price comparable to what the district was paying for in-house services.

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El Dorado School District Partners with VARtek

VARtek Services, a company that will provide technical support, engineering and centralizing of the El Dorado School District's technology system, will begin partnering with the district to provide the support to meet future technology needs.

During the regular monthly meeting of the school board Monday night, members of the board agreed to enter into a contract with VARtek and will be paying the company about $890,000 for the next five years for that service.

Company officials attended the November meeting of the board and explained what their company would provide to...

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District outsources tech support services

Brandon Twp.- Eric Lott openly admits he was ready to play spoilsport when asked to be on a committee to examine outsourcing technology support services for the school district.

The Brandon High School computer teacher joined several administrators for a trip to Ohio to see how VARtek, a company based in Dayton, has assisted a school district in maintaining and updating their technology.

"My plan was to tell why we don't need VARtek," said Lott during the Nov. 21 school board meeting. "But... I completely changed my opinion. I was blown away by their efficiency and very impressed... They have a staff of experts and by hiring that team of experts, I don't think Bill Gates (of Microsoft fame) could lead a team of three to four and have the knowledge we will."

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VARtek's Contract Expanded to Upgrade High School's Core Network

VARtek — the company that has been upgrading Pine-Richland School District's technology for more than a year — got a new assignment Monday night.

The Pine-Richland School Board agreed to pay VARtek a maximum of $200,079 to upgrade Pine-Richland High School's core network, which is the backbone of the school's technological system. 

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Educators Have Options for Storing Files on the Cloud

"Google itself is free, but then you have to have backups," said Mike Hosford, CEO of VARtek, a company that helps schools and districts make the transition to the cloud. "Schools tend to have a cost structure, it's just less of a cost structure than they had."

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Redone Montour School Wired, Wireless

When Montour High School students start classes Sept. 9 in their newly renovated building, they will have access to more than $1.8 million in new technology. The district's technological inventory will consist of 975 netbooks, 185 desktop computers, 30 iPads, 64 interactive white boards and wireless Internet service.

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Montour School District Partners with VARtek to bring 21st Century Learning to the Classroom

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