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Socorro ISD will keep K–8 devices on campus, convert inventory to Chrome OS for grades 3–5 after pilot
Summary
The board approved a redesign of the district’s device program: devices will remain on campus for K–8, Chromebooks will be used for grades 3–5 via converted inventory and 6,000 Chrome OS licenses, iPads for second grade, and take-home 1:1 will continue at the high school level.
Trustees on April 16 approved a redesign of Socorro ISD’s student device program intended to reduce repair costs and limit take‑home loss or damage at lower grade bands.
Alice Ramos, chief technology officer, summarized a pilot that issued classroom sets instead of take-home devices at one middle school and said that repair rates fell; the district reports a roughly 11% break/fix rate at middle-school grade bands that had taken-home laptops. The approved plan keeps 1:1…
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