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District technology director outlines device policy changes, cybersecurity and E‑rate projects
Summary
The district technology director briefed the board on 1:1 Chromebook cycles, proposed take-home changes for middle grades, cyber insurance, device-repair insurance and E‑rate funded network upgrades.
The North Platte Public Schools technology director described the district’s device inventory, cybersecurity posture and planned device-policy changes at the Committee of the Whole meeting on May 29.
Technology director Bridal Tegmeier said the district has been one-to-one with Chromebooks since 2020 and maintains device replacement cycles: a five‑year replacement cycle at elementary, a four‑year cycle for devices issued in fifth grade, and a device issued at ninth grade intended to last through a student’s high‑school career. This spring the district purchased Chromebooks for only fifth- and ninth-grade cohorts after redeploying devices to…
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