It is not in Burlingame, but The San Mateo Daily Journal is covering an interesting city-school development in San Carlos. Here's the link to the article that notes:
The city of San Carlos will take over information technology services at its school district for the next five months, testing out a relationship that could lead to a longer-term arrangement and set the groundwork for service sharing with other partners.
The terms haven’t been finalized yet — although small savings are expected — because the school isn’t able yet to assess the pros and cons of consolidating services, said Jeff Maltbie, administrative services director for San Carlos.
and that
The five-month temporary arrangement therefore is a chance for the city to help the district define what it needs and in essence create a request for proposal on its behalf, Maltbie said.
The contract would exclude specific classroom functions and ideally will let the city bring some of its network into City Hall for management, Maltbie said. The city will bill fully for salaries, benefits and overtime.
Any thoughts on whether Burlingame should test the same idea or perhaps wait and watch SC?
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