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Board approves device refresh and lease extension after debate over timing, costs and classroom use
Summary
Trustees approved a time-sensitive device lease/refresh proposal to replace aging iPads and extend Surface Go leases; administration warned vendor pricing and hardware availability are rapidly changing, and the new annual lease payment was projected at about $5.9 million (an $800,000 increase).
District technology staff presented a multi-part device refresh proposal, citing security and state testing requirements that make many iPad 7th-generation devices end-of-life. "By doing this extension, our new annual payment would be 5,900,000, which is an increase of $800,000 to our current budgeted annual target," staff said while outlining a package of roughly 10,350 iPads, 800 MacBook Airs, and about 3,150 Windows devices.
Trustees pressed for more campus-level device counts, longer lead time for community review, and stricter controls on devices going home; one trustee moved to table the proposal but no second was offered. After discussion about timing and budget trade-offs the board approved the administration's recommendation (vote 4-1). Staff said they would collect district devices at the end of the year and continue outreach about responsible classroom use.
