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Board approves district device orders after debate over learning impacts; votes split 6-1
Summary
The board authorized purchases of MacBook devices for incoming ninth graders and Chromebooks for students entering sixth grade. Debate focused on the district’s 1-to-1 device policy, learning outcomes and equity; motions passed on roll calls of 6-1 for each purchase.
The Blue Valley Board of Education approved purchases of devices for the district’s one-to-one programs on Jan. 13 after an extended debate about instructional impacts and equity.
The board voted 6-1 to approve purchasing Apple MacBook devices for next year’s ninth-grade class and voted 6-1 to approve a Chromebook refresh for students entering sixth grade. The district said the purchases must be placed now to ensure devices arrive in time for orientation and distribution in August; staff…
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