The Examiner U-46 News FeedTechnology-related item set for U-46 board vote By Seth Hancock
The Board of Education in School District U-46 is set to vote on an expenditure item totaling $258,020 at its upcoming meeting on Monday, Nov. 15.
The proposal, which is for replacing iPads under the district’s age and obsolescence plan, was presented at the Nov. 1 board meeting. The proposal is with Apple, Inc. and would be paid for by the nation’s taxpayers through the Elementary School Emergency Relief Grant funds as well as the Emergency Connectivity Fund.
“The new 380 iPads (used for staff, Pre-K, and Kindergarten), 200 iPad Minis (used for Specialized Student Services, Physical Education, and some staff), and 10 iPad Pros (used for visually impaired students) will replace five and seven-year-old devices that have met their life expectancy for updates to their operating systems for security purposes,” the proposal states.
The proposal added: “The iPads are moved from school to home on a daily basis for PreK and Kindergarten students which takes a toll on the devices. Not only will the new iPads receive security updates, but will also have updated operating systems and have a life span of five years…. With the purchase of the new iPads, the students will experience updated equipment and the district will ensure that the devices will receive updates and have a secure operating system.”
If approved, the district will immediately purchase the devices, the proposal states.
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