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Park Ridge CCSD 64 board approves $798,762 in student device purchases
Summary
The Park Ridge CCSD 64 Board of Education approved purchases of Chromebooks and iPads to refresh the district's 1:1 device program, selecting a Lenovo Chromebook model and 11th-generation iPad and allocating extra devices to buffer expected tariff-driven price increases.
The Park Ridge CCSD 64 Board of Education on April 17 approved the purchase of Chromebook and iPad devices to support the district's 1:1 digital learning program, voting to buy Chromebook devices from IT Savvy for $652,962.50 and iPad devices from Apple Inc. for $145,800.
District staff told the board the purchase covers a planned refresh cycle: 1,025 Chromebooks for second- and sixth-grade refreshes, plus an additional 500 Chromebooks the district will acquire early and hold to shield the program from projected tariff- and supply-driven price increases. The board approved buying 450 11-inch, 11th-generation iPads for kindergarten classrooms and new protective cases for Chromebooks with an embedded handle to ease student transport.
District staff said vendor and product choices followed a year-long student device evaluation that included staff, family and…
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