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District seeks a not-to-exceed lease to buy Chromebooks and projectors amid sharp price volatility
Summary
Technology staff proposed buying Chromebooks and 12 projectors for K–8 classrooms and recommended a not-to-exceed lease cap (proposed $165k–$177k) to accommodate rapidly changing vendor quotes caused by RAM and SSD shortages, the committee was told.
Eric Weber, the district’s technology lead, told the committee the district needs to refresh Chromebooks for kindergarten and fifth grade and complete a projector purchase for Peters Elementary. He described supply-chain constraints—RAM shortages and sold‑out SSD inventory—that are driving weekly price increases and creating uncertainty in vendor quotes.
Weber presented three vendor quotes for Chromebooks and accessories that ranged…
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