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Committee explores esports clubs: equipment tiers, stipends and equity concerns
Summary
Committee members heard staff inventory of schools running robotics, CyberPatriot and gaming clubs, discussed equipment tiers and costs, and asked technology staff to return with an equipment list, staffing/stipend options and an organizational chart for the technology department.
The Beaufort County School District technology committee discussed expanding esports and gaming clubs across district schools, weighing technical requirements, space and staffing. Technology staff reported a small number of existing programs and recommended staff return with a tiered equipment list and other recommendations.
Technology staff told the committee they had cataloged which schools run robotics and gaming programs and said two schools participate in CyberPatriot (a Department of Defense/DARPA-backed cybersecurity competition). "We…
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