Lincoln Public Schools wants to replace its antiquated business management software with a new $6.9 million system.
The district has been saving money in its depreciation fund for more than 15 years to replace the system and began planning in earnest in 2014.
In 2013, it replaced the computer system used to manage student information -- grades, attendance and other data.
Now officials plan to replace the business management system that handles accounting, payroll, benefits, staffing, budgeting and finance operations for the district.
Called Enterprise Resource Planning, the cost of implementing the software and maintaining it for five years will cost $6.5 million.
The contract, which the Lincoln Board of Education will vote on at it June 27 meeting, is with a Georgia company called Infor Public Sector.
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Additional hardware and software for the program will cost an additional $384,605, which also would come from the district's depreciation fund.
The cost of a project manager and the extra staff needed to get the new system up and running will cost $500,000 from the general fund.
The current system is so outdated coding can't be used to update it and most modern devices can't access it, said Technology Director Kirk Langer.
"We have long outlived this," he said.
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Margaret Reist
Local government reporter
