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District forgoes planned Chromebook purchase, will use shared carts and invest in campus fiber upgrades
Summary
IT director told trustees the district will not buy a one‑to‑one Chromebook fleet for elementary students this year, saving about $900,000, and will roll out shared 30‑device carts while maintaining one‑to‑one at secondary schools. E‑Rate‑funded fiber upgrades to multiple campuses were also described.
The Elco County School District will postpone a planned mass Chromebook purchase and switch to a shared‑cart model for elementary grades, district IT director R.J. Santos told trustees.
"We decided last board meeting not to purchase Chromebooks for the upcoming school year. That'll save us about $900,000 that we had budgeted for this next year,"…
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