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Board considers buying Chromebooks early to avoid a possible 25% tariff increase
Summary
District staff proposed using fund balance/budget amendment to pre-purchase Chromebooks before a potential tariff that could raise device costs about 25%; board discussed delivery timing, warranties and budget treatment.
District technology and finance staff presented a proposal to order Chromebooks in the current fiscal year to avoid a potentially proposed tariff that a vendor said could raise costs by roughly 25%.
Staff said the Chromebook rotation covers two grade cohorts each year (fifth and ninth grades under the district’s device cycle). The vendor offered notice that a tariff could increase pricing significantly; as a result staff proposed a budget amendment to use available fund balance…
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