Case Study: Fort Dodge Community School District achieves a scalable, robust 21st‑century learning environment with US Signal

Why the Fort Dodge Community School District selected OneNeck to help them create a 21st century learning environment

Fort Dodge Community School District consolidated two aging middle schools into a new facility and faced the challenge of creating a scalable, secure and cost‑effective IT infrastructure to support 1,100 students and 400 staff. The district needed abundant ports, Power over Ethernet (PoE), reliable wireless and virtual desktop capacity, and high‑density switching to support classrooms, administration, VoIP and security systems. To meet these requirements, the district engaged US Signal for network design and managed IT services.

US Signal implemented a robust, high‑availability network featuring advanced PoE support, high‑density switching, virtualization and storage infrastructure, and enterprise security to future‑proof the new middle school. As a result, the Fort Dodge Middle School now has reliable, scalable connectivity that supports classroom technology, streamlined administrative operations and enhanced data protection—enabling staff and students to focus on learning and daily operations rather than IT limitations.

Fort Dodge Community School District

Jeremy Pearson

Supervisor of Information Technology