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Carmichaels Area SD approves Chromebook replacements and $330,867 in curriculum purchases using ARP/ESSER funds
Summary
The board approved several purchases using federal ARP/ESSER funds, including Chromebook replacements to maintain a three-year lifecycle and curriculum purchases totaling about $330,867 (books and K–3 reading materials). One purchase was adopted on a 5–3 roll call after members questioned renewals and long-term budget impact.
Carmichaels Area SD’s board voted July 18 to use ARP/ESSER funds to replace Chromebooks and to purchase curricular materials, approving two sizable line items: $176,908.80 for current books and $153,958.83 for a K–3 reading curriculum and licensing (three-year materials).
Technology director Townsend told the board the Chromebook purchases were intended to preserve the district's three-year device cycle for middle- and high-school students; retired machines from those grades will be repurposed as spares for the…
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