Board approves $1.02 million classroom technology and student device refresh

The Monroe Public Schools board approved a classroom technology and student device refresh with a total not to exceed $1,022,658.78, to be funded by the district’s technology millage. Mr. Payne described the plan as a districtwide refresh that would provide consistent hardware and training across buildings and allow the district to replace failing equipment at elementary schools that had not yet been refreshed.

Board members pressed administration on financing and E‑rate timing. Mr. Payne said the district had pre‑purchased about $200,000 in licensing from fund balance and that the district planned to spread remaining financing over five years to maintain tech support and even replacement cycles: "We were looking at spreading this over 5 years, which would be paid off a year before the millage expires." The motion to approve the purchase and financing plan carried (transcript records 'the motion carries'; numeric vote tally not specified).