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Jersey Shore Area SD unveils five-year iPad replacement plan funded from committed ESSER dollars
Summary
District staff outlined a five-year device refresh that would replace kindergarten, fifth- and ninth-grade iPads each year, use retired devices as spares or for STEM, and draw on previously committed ESSER funds rather than the annual operating budget.
District technology staff on May 19 laid out a five-year plan to smooth iPad purchases and avoid large one-time replacements that would hit the district’s annual budget.
The plan, presented by Chad Crait at the Jersey Shore Area School District Board of School Directors meeting, would replace devices on a staggered schedule—each year replacing kindergarten, fifth and ninth grade—creating an expected five-year life cycle for iPads and avoiding mass refreshes of an entire building in a single year.
Crait said the district’s pandemic purchases left ‘‘gaps’’ because entire buildings were refreshed at once and students subsequently advanced grades on…
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