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USD 383 approves staff iPads but deadlocks on student iPad purchase
Summary
The board approved a $162,000 purchase of staff iPads (5-1) while a $388,800 proposal to buy student iPads failed on a 3-3 tie; trustees debated classroom use, costs and the timing of 1:1 technology investments.
MANHATTAN, Kan.
The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 board voted Monday to approve a $162,000 purchase of iPads for district staff but failed to adopt a separate $388,800 plan to buy student iPads. Board member Lou moved the staff purchase from Apple Inc., citing anticipated savings from replacing older timeclock hardware with an iPad-based system; that motion passed 5-1. "That's a significant savings," a trustee said during discussion…
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