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School board considers switching Chromebook protection from private insurer to district-run plan
Summary
After staff reported roughly $85,737 in device damage and chargers for 2024–25, the board discussed moving from third‑party insurance to an in‑house tech fee covering repairs and unreturned devices, with members asking staff for fee options and more school-level data before a formal vote next month.
Grant, the district staff who presented the follow-up on device protection, told the Henderson County Board of Public Education that recorded Chromebook damage and charger costs for 2024–25 totaled $85,737 and that about 850 students currently participate in optional third‑party insurance. He said the district has been tracking every repair and work order in an internal system and that switching to a district-run plan could reduce administrative friction and speed repairs.
"If we were to do a tech fee...that would…
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