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Sun Prairie Area School District staff recommend $526,000 Chromebook purchase with extended warranty
Summary
District technology staff recommended the purchase of Chromebooks and extended warranty coverage totaling $526,000, funded from Fund 46 and Fund 10, citing lower per-unit pricing and lifecycle savings from buying instead of leasing.
Dr. Kurt Mold, technology staff for the Sun Prairie Area School District, told the school board that district technology staff recommends purchasing Chromebooks and associated licensing and warranty coverage at a total cost of $526,000.
The recommendation covers replacement Chromebooks primarily for third- through fifth-grade classroom carts as part of the district's 1-to-1 device initiative; kindergarten and first-grade students use iPads, while students in second through 12th grade use Chromebooks. Mold said the purchase price and warranty make this year's proposal fiscally preferable to past leasing arrangements.
Mold said the district has issued devices to students for 11 years and…
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