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MCPS forms Division of Technology Services, plans strategic tech plan update and draft AI regulation this fall
Summary
Montgomery County Public Schools told the county committee it has reorganized technology under a newly formed Division of Technology Services, budgeted roughly $3.16 million this fiscal year for Chromebook repair and division setup, and will present a strategic technology plan update and draft artificial‑intelligence regulation in the fall.
Montgomery County Public Schools staff told the County Council Education and Culture Committee on July 25 that MCPS has established a new Division of Technology Services, reorganizing several functions (business information services, cybersecurity and technology infrastructure, educational technology, student and data systems) and committing district resources to device repair, staffing and strategic planning.
Doug Prouty, senior legislative analyst, walked the committee through packet figures for prior allocations, listing FY2017 funding of $3,000,000 to expand Chromebook access and FY2023 additions of about $800,000 for devices and hotspots. Prouty said the current fiscal year includes an allocation of $3,160,218 “for Chromebook repair and also in terms of setting up the new…
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