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Education committee approves Apple lease to buy district devices
Summary
The Summer County Education Committee approved a lease-purchase agreement with Apple to acquire MacBook Airs and iPads, a measure supporters said smooths costs and replaces aging devices.
The Summer County Education Committee on Aug. 4 approved a lease-purchase agreement with Apple to supply district staff and classrooms with MacBook Air laptops and iPads. Dr. Lamers, director of schools, told the committee the agreement will provide 1,540 MacBook Airs for teachers and staff and 200 iPads for principals and assistant principals, and will replace iPads in kindergarten through second-grade classrooms with five devices per room. The lease uses staggered payments and a four-year replacement cycle, Lamers said, with an estimated resale or buyback value at the end of the cycle (about $330 for a MacBook and…
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