Rio Rancho schools weigh borrowing plan to replace aging classroom technology
District staff told the Rio Rancho Public Schools board they face a roughly $5.8 million technology backlog and recommended using educational technology notes (ETNs) to borrow $2.5–3 million per year for a five-year modernization plan; staff said the move would not raise property taxes but would reduce future capital bond capacity and a resolution is expected July 27.
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Terry Meyer, director of educational technology for Rio Rancho Public Schools, told the board at a July 13 work session that the district has about 16,000 Chromebooks in service and that roughly 14,000 of them are beyond the recommended four-year warranty. "We have 16,000 plus Chromebooks across the district. But of those, 14,000 of them are beyond the recommended 4 year warranty," Meyer said, and added that the district also has roughly 357 teacher laptops no longer supported by IT and needs additional classroom interactive panels and audio systems.
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