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Subcommittee debates Chromebook policy, repair costs and device‑management practices
Summary
The CIO explained a new middle‑school practice to keep Chromebooks on site, said Chromebooks have a five‑year lifespan and requested 1,000 student Chromebooks and 350 teacher laptops; committee members pressed for data on damage rates, recovery of repair costs and a uniform policy on accessories and color printing.
The subcommittee examined the district’s digital resource policy and an operational change: middle‑school Chromebooks will stay at school and be returned to homeroom charging stations each day, while high‑school students continue to keep devices from grade 9 through 12. The CIO said the district is requesting 1,000 student Chromebooks in the upcoming budget and that Chromebooks have an expected five‑year life cycle after which Google no longer updates the software for testing.
The CIO described current…
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