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Seaman USD 345 approves purchase of 75 iPads and an SUV patrol vehicle
Summary
The board authorized the purchase of 75 iPads and carts (approximately $34,000 from capital funds) and approved buying a patrol SUV with a cost not to exceed $38,008.25.
The Seaman USD 345 Board of Education approved two equipment purchases during the July 14 meeting: procurement of iPads and carts for building-based checkout and the purchase of a patrol SUV for campus security.
Technology director representatives requested approval to buy 75 iPads and associated carts to support a building-based checkout plan for the coming school year. The board approved the purchase, with administration noting the proposal would be paid from capital funds and listing a cost figure of about $34,000 in the meeting materials.
Separately, administration requested authority to purchase a replacement patrol SUV through the Kansas Highway Patrol procurement process. The board approved the purchase with a not-to-exceed amount of $38,008.25; administration said the vehicle is an SUV and replaces an older unit that had been in service.
Why it matters: The iPad purchase impacts classroom device availability and instructional technology plans; the patrol-SUV purchase affects campus safety resources and fleet management.
What happens next: Procurement will proceed; delivery timing was described as "by early school year" for the iPads and in the near term for the patrol vehicle.
