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School trustees approve $526,271 purchase of 1,550 Chromebooks
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The Crown Point Community School Corp. board approved a $526,271.50 purchase of 1,550 Dell touchscreen Chromebooks and accompanying Google management licenses from Electronic Strategies Inc., bought through the Midwestern Higher Education Compact cooperative; the motion passed 3-0.
The Crown Point Community School Corp. Board of School Trustees voted unanimously to approve a $526,271.50 purchase of 1,550 Dell 3120 touchscreen Chromebooks and associated Google management licenses from Electronic Strategies Inc., the board announced at a special session.
Mister Reese, a district staff presenter, told the board the purchase would be made through Electronic Strategies Inc. using the Midwestern Higher Education Compact cooperative the district has used previously. "We're recommending the purchase of 1,550 Dell touchscreen Chromebooks along with the Google management licenses from Electronic Strategies Inc at the cost of $526,271.50," Reese said.
Board members thanked Reese and staff for securing savings on the purchase price; Brian Gill was singled out during acknowledgements for assistance in negotiating the price. No board member raised substantive objections or requested additional information during the discussion.
A motion to approve the purchase was recorded as moved by Mister Angel and seconded by Mister Warny. The board chair called for the vote and the motion carried, 3-0.
After the purchase vote the trustees immediately moved to adjourn the special session. The motion to adjourn, also moved by Mister Angel and seconded by Mister Warny, carried 3-0 and the meeting ended.
The record in the meeting transcript does not list individual roll-call votes by name; the official tally was recorded as three in favor and none opposed. The transcript also references the cooperative purchasing vehicle (Midwestern Higher Education Compact) and the vendor (Electronic Strategies Inc.) as the procurement path for the Chromebook purchase.
