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School officials ask council to approve $4.5M, four‑year lease for student, staff laptops
Summary
Springfield Public Schools asked the City Council to authorize a four‑year lease‑purchase agreement to fund about 6,000 student and 1,200 staff laptops; the council approved the order at Monday's meeting.
Springfield Public Schools asked the City Council Monday to approve a four‑year lease‑purchase financing agreement for laptop computers to support classroom and remote learning; the council approved the order by roll call.
Bob St. Lawrence, chief information officer for Springfield Public Schools, told the council the district plans roughly 6,000 laptops for students and about 1,200 for staff. The program follows the district's policy to replace laptops on a four‑year…
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