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Board approves four‑year lease to acquire about 120 staff and teacher computers
Summary
The board approved a finance committee recommendation to lease between 118 and 128 PCs to outfit teachers and a CAD lab, a four‑year lease expected to lower per‑unit cost and be deployed beginning in March; motion passed by board voice vote.
The Long Prairie‑Grey Eagle School District board approved a finance committee recommendation to enter a four‑year lease with HP to acquire between 118 and 128 computers for teachers and staff, including 32 desktops earmarked for the district’s CAD lab.
District technology staff said the per‑unit price is lower than four years ago and emphasized the need to refresh teacher machines: “This is actually about a $100 less for a computer,” the staff member reported. The package includes a mix of desktops and laptops; teachers will keep assigned machines and desktops will be placed for student CAD use.
The finance committee reviewed timing and supply‑chain considerations and recommended moving forward to avoid future tariff and price increases. A board member moved to approve purchase and lease terms; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Board members discussed ordering immediately to meet a hoped‑for March deployment schedule.
The approved plan is for a four‑year lease; exact buyout or end‑of‑lease terms were noted as part of the lease paperwork and will be finalized during contracting. The district expects to recycle older lab equipment into media centers as machines are rotated.
