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District outlines Chromebook refresh, flags vendor pricing delays amid tariffs
Summary
Technology staff presented a multiyear plan to refresh Chromebooks for elementary grades, reported better-than-benchmark security training metrics, and warned that recent tariffs have delayed vendor pricing, affecting upcoming purchases.
Lincoln Henson, a district technology staff member, told the Finance Committee the district is planning an ongoing Chromebook refresh that will replace devices for first and fifth grades each year and will add kindergarten and some district-office machines this cycle. "Tentative chromebook refresh plan – new chromebooks will be purchased for 1st grade and 5th grade each year," the minutes record, and Henson also noted the need to replace several district-office computers still running Windows 10.
Henson provided a software security overview and cited KnowBe4 data showing the district is "trending downward and is performing better than industry benchmark." He also described a network hardware refresh and said staff had "been unable to get timely pricing quotes from vendors due to recent tariffs," a procurement risk that could affect timing and budgets. The committee discussed recording Board meetings as part of the technology conversation but no formal direction or budget action was recorded.
