Board approves purchase of 750 Chromebooks for high school at roughly $261,000

Piedmont Community Charter School’s board unanimously approved a vendor quote to purchase 750 Chromebooks for the high school campus at the February meeting.

The high-school technology procurement was presented to the board with a packet subtotal of $261,007.50. The presenter told trustees the vendor is holding a prior quote but that the price will rise if the district does not act quickly; the packet referenced an anticipated tax amount and a potential credit or buy-back arrangement at a later date.

The motion to approve the quote passed by unanimous voice vote. Board discussion included clarification about the final outlay after tax (the presenter noted an $18,000 tax amount to be returned under the buyback arrangement, and that the effective net cost would differ slightly), and about logistics for device pickup and summer processing. The packet indicates devices will be assessed for buyback credit in the summer.

The board recorded no separate roll-call tally. The approved purchase covers a planned refresh of student devices at the high school; the technology purchase was described as previously discussed at earlier meetings.

Less critical details: trustees asked about the exact final expenditure after expected tax credit; staff said the effective expenditure would be approximately $2.61–$2.80 million dollars across relevant accounts (transcription of large numeral phrasing in the packet contained formatting noise) and that returned tax/credit mechanics were part of the vendor arrangement.