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Board asks for costs and tradeoffs for removing or scaling back K–2 Chromebooks
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School Board · February 18, 2026
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Summary
Members requested precise cost comparisons for providing 1:1 Chromebooks for K–2 versus classroom cart sets; staff will supply costs, licensing and projected program replacement costs and model impacts on instruction and teacher workload before the March decisions.
Board members asked staff for a clear, itemized comparison of the cost and instructional tradeoffs of maintaining 1:1 Chromebooks in kindergarten through second grade versus using classroom cart sets or delaying device introduction until third grade.
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