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YCS board approves touchscreen Chromebooks and additional district devices ahead of 2026–27 school year
Summary
Trustees approved purchases including 858 touchscreen Chromebooks for K–1 ($351,974), an additional 250+ devices for next year ($208,253), and an E-Rate structured-cabling award to support new wireless access points.
At its March 23 meeting, the Ypsilanti Community Schools Board approved several technology procurements aimed at classroom readiness for 2026–27, including touchscreen Chromebooks for K–1 learners, additional district Chromebooks for next school year, and E-Rate-funded structured cabling work.
The board authorized a $351,974 purchase of 858 touchscreen Chromebooks intended for K–1 scholars at Ford, Perry, YIES and Erickson to support the newly adopted HMH Into Reading 2025 curriculum and platforms such as Amira that operate on Chromebooks. Trustees noted the purchase would help early learners access keyboarding and AI learning tools.
The board also approved $208,253 for additional student devices from CDW-G for cart builds (about 20 devices per cart at YCHS and 10 per cart at ACCE) and replacements across middle and other schools. Materials cited vendor pricing windows and a rationale to buy early to avoid anticipated price increases. The board awarded structured-cabling labor to Moss for E-Rate Category 2 work to install cabling for new wireless access points.
Motions passed unanimously; the transcript records movers and seconders for each item and no recorded opposition. The agenda materials indicate funding sources included a district 35M fund allocation for the touchscreen Chromebooks and consortium pricing via REMC for device purchases; the transcript did not list an exact funding line for the CDW-G purchase.
