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Board reviews year-long device pilot; administration to recommend high-school device choice in February
Summary
Milton School District tech and curriculum leaders reviewed a year-long device pilot Jan. 27 and plan to present a formal recommendation on whether to continue with MacBooks or adopt Chromebooks for high-school students at a Feb. 3 committee meeting and Feb. 10 board meeting.
The Milton School District’s joint curriculum and technology committee reviewed a year-long process Jan. 27 that asked whether to continue with MacBook student devices or move to Chromebooks. District staff told the board a freshman Chromebook pilot and staff and student surveys are informing a recommendation to be presented Feb. 3 to the joint committee and brought to the full board Feb. 10.
Ed and other board and technology staff summarized a multi-step review that began with teacher convenings in spring, followed by a freshman cohort Chromebook pilot in the fall, staff and student surveys and several committee discussions. Board members said the review is deeper than a single-device choice,…
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