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Meridian tech director: district device fleet expanded but inventory loss, repairs and charger costs challenge budgets
Summary
Technology staff told the board the district now manages hundreds of iPads and Chromebooks (including 450 iPads and a leased Chromebook fleet), and described repair costs, missing devices, data‑matching problems and plans to include device replacement and infrastructure in the 2025–28 levy.
District technology staff updated the board on Nov. 20 about the district’s one‑to‑one device rollout, inventory status and levy planning, saying the program has improved classroom access but created ongoing repair and replacement costs.
Technology staff (Joe) said the iPad fleet now totals about 450 units and that 46 damaged iPads have been replaced under AppleCare; he said roughly 80 iPads were still “in question” on the district inventory at one point and estimated the replacement cost of missing iPads at more than $120,000 (depending on replacement assumptions). Staff explained AppleCare has allowed replacement in many cases, and that serial‑number mismatches between vendor reporting and the…
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