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Berwick administrators recommend buying MacBooks for teachers, iPads for kindergarten to lock in current pricing
Summary
District staff told the board that MacBooks and iPads are currently cheaper than Windows alternatives and recommended placing motions on next week’s agenda to preserve pricing until July 1; board members asked for further study about device use in kindergarten before approving purchases.
District technology and administration presented a proposal to replace teacher Windows laptops with MacBooks, switch kindergarten devices to iPads and retain Chromebooks for ninth grade, saying current market prices make that conversion immediately cost‑effective.
The presenter explained vendor pricing and savings, saying the MacBook option produced substantial per‑device savings and that quoted prices were only guaranteed until July 1. He recommended placing motions on next week’s…
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