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Cabell County Schools to collect devices, sell senior MacBooks and expand school internet bandwidth
Summary
Technology director Jason Jackson updated the Cabell County Board of Education on end‑of‑year device collection, an anticipated vendor buyback of senior MacBooks, district device deployment and repairs, and major internet upgrades funded through E-rate Category 1 and 2 reimbursements.
Technology director Jason Jackson told the Cabell County Board of Education on May 20 that the district is wrapping up end‑of‑year device collection, expects revenue from a vendor buyback of senior MacBooks and will substantially increase internet capacity across all schools.
Jackson said 742 senior MacBooks were deployed this year and that some seniors may purchase their devices; sale prices vary by age and condition, with most purchases “between $240 and $290.” He described a vendor buyback negotiated at the prior board meeting that could return roughly $177,000 to the district if all devices are received, but said the guaranteed minimum in the contract is about $132,000 and “it will be somewhere in that neighborhood.”
He told the board that roughly 13,500…
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