WWW.MSPMA.COM | 23 factors that matter when bond issues come to a vote or when districts are competing to attract and retain families. What Facilities Managers Should Ask Before They Buy Not all LED scoreboard installations are created equal. Before recommending a vendor or approving a project, facilities professionals should push for clarity on several fronts: • Warranty and service terms: What does the parts and labor warranty cover, and for how long? Is technical support available year-round, including weekends and holidays? Can the vendor provide remote diagnostics, or does every service call require a site visit? • Installation timeline: How quickly can the installation be completed? Delays that push a project past the start of a sports season create real operational problems. Ask for LED Displays, continued documented installation timelines from comparable projects. • Training and ongoing support: Who operates the system after installation, and what training is provided? Software that’s too complex for staff to manage confidently will undermine the entire investment. • Advertising management: If pursuing a sponsorship-based model, does the vendor manage advertising sales, or is that left to the school? A vendor who handles sponsorship outreach and contract management — as was the case at Notre Dame — reduces the administrative burden on district staff considerably. The Facility Is the Message Facilities managers understand something that doesn’t always make it into board presentations: the physical condition of a school’s facilities sends a message. A gymnasium with a dim, partially functional scoreboard communicates one thing. A bright, modern LED display — wrapped in community sponsorships, generating recurring revenue for the school, and connected to a live diagnostics system— communicates something very different. Notre Dame Regional High School didn’t just get new scoreboards. They got a new revenue stream, a fully upgraded athletic facility, and a campus where every sport — every student — benefits equally. And they did it without spending a dollar of their own. That’s a conversation worth having with your district leadership — and it starts with asking the right questions. About Digital Scoreboards Digital Scoreboards has been a single-source partner for K–12 and collegiate athletic display solutions since 2014, offering LED video scoreboards, sponsorship management services (DS Media), flexible financing, and a student curriculum program (DS Academy). Learn more at digitalscoreboards.net.
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