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Piper board approves multiyear plan to buy staff, high‑school and middle‑school devices
Summary
The Piper School District board on May 12 approved three multimillion‑dollar purchases of Apple devices and a four‑year financing plan meant to rotate devices on a regular schedule; purchases will be funded from the district’s 2024–25 capital outlay budget and future capital outlay allocations.
The Piper School District Board of Education on May 12 approved a set of technology purchases and a multiyear financing plan to replace staff and student devices and set up a regular refresh schedule.
The board voted unanimously to buy staff MacBook Air laptops not to exceed $465,000; to finance MacBook Air laptops for every Piper High School student at a cost not to exceed $1,250,000; and to buy iPads for middle‑school students not to exceed $403,000. Each purchase will be paid from the district’s capital outlay fund on staged four‑year payments described by staff during the meeting.
District staff said the purchases are part of a wider capital plan to stabilize device replacement and reduce ad hoc spending. "MacBooks are currently lower cost for a better quality machine than a comparable Windows laptop by about $300," said James, a district technology staff…
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