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Lincoln Public Schools board approves Chromebook purchase, five wheelchair buses and USDA grant; audit reported clean
Summary
On Dec. 9 the LPS Board of Education approved an expedited Chromebook purchase for grades 6 and 9, authorized purchase of five wheelchair-accessible buses, accepted a USDA urban forestry grant and received an audit with unmodified opinions and no material findings.
At the Dec. 9 Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education meeting, board members approved several routine procurement and grant actions and heard a high-level audit summary showing clean opinions.
The board approved the annual Chromebook purchase for grades 6 and 9 after district technology staff, represented on the record by Kirk, explained vendors warned of memory-chip shortages and price pressures related to generative AI. Kirk said vendors and industry contacts suggested that costs could rise sharply if the district delayed. A board member moved to approve…
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