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School board approves lease-purchase for 1,000 Apple devices

Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education · December 12, 2025
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Summary

The Grand Island Public Schools Board authorized the superintendent to finalize a lease-purchase agreement with Apple Inc. for about 1,000 staff devices (roughly $808,000), with a capped annual payment of $350,000 and a term not to exceed seven years.

The Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education voted Nov. 13, 2025, to authorize the superintendent or a designee to negotiate and execute a lease-purchase agreement with Apple Inc. for roughly 1,000 staff devices.

Corey Gearhart, the district technology lead, told the board the move is meant to standardize staff hardware on a single platform and reduce the district's long-term support…

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