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Weston budget includes phased laptop leases, ongoing software increases and a $12,000 AI placeholder
Summary
District tech staff said staff laptops are five years old, failing after a Windows 11 upgrade; proposed FY27 funding supports a lease cycle that keeps annual lease expenditures stable and includes a $12,000 placeholder for an AI product pending advisory review.
Dan DeVito, the district technology lead, told the board the district uses leasing for major hardware (48-month leases with a $1 buyout) and said the staff laptops are at the end of their useful life: aging hardware, Windows 11 performance issues and a shortage of replacement parts have left many devices failing.
"The current staff laptops are 5 years old, and they're nearing the end of their…
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