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Prince George’s County schools outline device access, checkout and repair plans
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District leaders told the board the system remains effectively 1:1 for student devices, described a mix of take‑home and cart models, proposed an annual Chromebook sign‑out via ParentVUE, and said they will provide detailed repair and loss data after the work session.
Chair Brandon Jackson and district technology leaders reviewed classroom device access and inventory at the Prince George’s County Board of Education work session on March 12. Dr. Andrew Zuckerman said the district remains “a 1 to 1 district” while using a mix of models to manage devices and inventory.
Zuckerman said 52 schools (all high schools plus a small number of elementary and middle schools) use take‑home devices, 143 are cart‑based and 9 use a combination, and that approach is aimed at administrative efficiency and preserving inventory. He described a planned annual Chromebook sign‑out process through ParentVUE so families can electronically sign the student equipment form and request a device to take home.
Board members pressed for more granular data. Board member Allevo asked for a breakdown of how many middle and elementary schools use take‑home devices; Zuckerman said the district would “pull it up” and provide specifics later. On device loss and repairs, Dr. Zuckerman estimated the district repaired roughly “20,000 broken devices from June through September” and that the summer brace of breakages was “about 20–25,000,” and said staff will follow up with precise counts in a memo to the board.
The district described procedures for returned devices and for graduates to turn in Chromebooks at checkout; for high school families who cannot return devices the district said it uses payment plans and sliding scales in line with family need. Zuckerman also described inventory reconciliation at the end of every year as a key control.
Board members asked the district to collect and report usage and repair data to measure fidelity of take‑home policies and ensure students without home access can check out devices. The presentation concluded with an agreement to supply supplemental data to the board on device distribution, checkout rates and repair volumes ahead of the next school year.
