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RSU 22 technology director outlines MLTI buy-in, device refreshes, projector and sound upgrades and reserve planning
Summary
The district's technology director recommended using MLTI reimbursement for grade-level device purchases, a multi-year refresh for iPads and Chromebooks, projector and gym sound upgrades, and a technology reserve to smooth large refresh cycles and cover future E-rate uncertainties.
RSU 22's technology director presented the district technology plan and FY26 technology budget, proposing an MLTI (Maine Learning Technology Initiative) rollout for an identified grade level and recommending a technology reserve to manage large refresh cycles and potential future E-rate funding uncertainty.
Nate Savage, director of technology, said the district is in year two of a three‑year MLTI cycle and recommended allocating the MLTI purchase to the eighth grade for the coming year. He said the district purchased Chromebooks for a senior cohort the prior year and those devices are returned and passed to incoming freshmen; MLTI purchases are district expenses that are later reimbursed by the state. Savage said the district planned about $101,000 in Chromebook purchases for MLTI reimbursement next year.
Savage described several…
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