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Dunlap IT director proposes Chromebook refresh; district told upgrade would cost about $575,250
Summary
IT Director Mr. Efridge presented a proposal to refresh Chromebook hardware, recommending the Asus Chromebook Flip for middle-school replacement this year; he said the estimated total in the packet is $575,250 and funding would come from the Education Fund.
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 IT Director Mr. Efridge told the board on March 26 that the district is seeing increased hardware failures and proposed a Chromebook refresh focused on middle-school devices.
Efridge said the district is considering the Asus Chromebook Flip, which he described as having a ruggedized glass screen and a longer estimated service life. The replacement plan presented in the board packet called for replacing sixth through eighth-grade devices this year, with high-school devices scheduled for…
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