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Board approves purchase of Chromebooks for West Edgeville Middle School; funding source PRC251 cited
Summary
The Edgecomb school board approved buying 226 HP Chromebooks for West Edgeville Middle School using PRC251 funds for economically disadvantaged schools. The transcript lists the purchase amount as '18,6318' (unclear); the superintendent described upgraded RAM and a four-year warranty.
The Edgecomb Public Schools Board of Education approved the purchase of 226 HP Chromebooks for West Edgeville Middle School to be funded from PRC251, the district’s economically disadvantaged public schools fund.
During discussion, the superintendent said the district selected a newer Chromebook model that doubles the standard 4 GB of RAM, noting the larger memory helps students’ instructional use and that the devices include a 4-year warranty. "Our traditional Chromebooks have 4 gigs of RAM... this doubles that RAM," the superintendent said, adding the warranty should cover repairs and replacements.
The board moved and seconded the purchase during the action items portion of the meeting and approved it by voice vote. The agenda lists an amount shown as "18,6318" in the transcript; the numeric string in the record is unclear and is reported here as written rather than being converted to a specific dollar figure.
Board members noted that prior devices purchased with earlier federal funds had warranties that expired and that the district has been cannibalizing older devices for parts. The superintendent said the new devices are expected to serve students for a multi-year cycle and that insurance/warranty coverage will address breakages going forward.
Next steps: procurement staff will finalize the order and warranty details and the devices will be distributed to seventh- and eighth-grade students first, with existing devices retained by sixth graders until replacement cycles continue.
