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Sun Prairie Area School District staff recommends $526,000 Chromebook purchase and extended warranty
Summary
Dr. Kurt Mold told the Sun Prairie Area School District board that staff recommends purchasing Chromebooks, licenses and warranty coverage totaling $526,000, with funding from Fund 46 and Fund 10; the purchase exceeds the $250,000 board-approval threshold and was presented for board action.
Dr. Kurt Mold, district staff member, told the Sun Prairie Area School District board that he is recommending the purchase of Chromebooks, Chrome OS management licenses and an extended warranty for a total of $526,000, with device costs charged to Fund 46 and warranty costs to Fund 10.
Mold said the recommendation is before the board because the total exceeds the district's $250,000 threshold for purchases that must be approved by the board. "This year, we sent bids out in hopes that we would get ahead of any sort of potential increase in overall cost for technology related to anticipated tariffs," Mold said, describing the competitive procurement process.
The recommendation covers replacements for Chromebooks that have reached end of life, primarily the devices stored in classroom carts used by third- through fifth-grade students. Mold said the district operates a 1-to-1 device program:…
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