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District grapples with rising Chromebook damage and $35 insurance policy; officials consider policy and pricing changes
Summary
Technology directors reported thousands of Chromebook help-desk tickets and rising repair costs; insurance currently costs $35 per student per year with one covered accidental claim and roughly 60–65% participation.
Jason Lerno, director of educational technology, and Craig Hollander, director of information technology, briefed the board on district technology needs and a year-to-year increase in costs tied primarily to device damage and refreshes.
Lerno said the contracted-services line rose by about $175,000 for inflation and contract renewals; Hollander flagged a $285,500 increase under property accounts primarily to cover Chromebook damage and replacement bridge funding and special-education iPad refreshes. "We do have $175,000 increase there... Number 1, inflation," Lerno said, and Hollander described the property increase as "primarily for Chromebook damage, bridge funding." (paraphrased from…
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