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Round Lake board approves online reseller for obsolete iPads, expands student buyback
Summary
Board approved a contract with reseller Second Life Mac to sell obsolete Apple devices and move the student buyback online; administrators said community members will receive a $50 exclusive coupon and the district will receive 3% of online sales; the change shifts logistics to a third-party storefront.
At its April 6 meeting the Round Lake Area Board of Education approved an agreement to sell obsolete district Apple devices and implement a student buyback program through the online reseller Second Life Mac.
Technology staff explained the district solicited multiple quotes and is proposing a resale model that will allow community access to an online storefront, expand buyback eligibility beyond fourth/eighth/twelfth graders, and return 3% of online-store sales to the district. Administrators said the change is driven in part by limited…
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