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Board approves $1.71 million Chromebook refresh for district elementary and teacher desks
Summary
The board authorized purchase of Chromebooks, laptops and peripherals from CDW for $1,711,530. The motion passed after no recorded questions; the procurement was described as part of the district's regular refresh cycle.
The Davenport Community School District Board on Tuesday approved the district's annual Chromebook refresh and teacher-desk configuration purchases, awarding a $1,711,530 contract to CDW.
Doctor Hayes moved the purchase and a board member seconded. The motion passed with an oral vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript. During brief discussion board members confirmed the schedule for device updates across elementary buildings and noted that Walcott School had already been categorized with intermediate schools for the refresh.
District staff said the purchases follow the regular refresh schedule and include Chromebooks, laptops and peripherals to support classroom instruction and teacher workstation needs. Specific device counts and deployment dates were not read into the record during the motion.
