Expansion of the current student devices to facilitate digital instruction countywide.  

In order to meet digital classroom requirements and maintain current technologies, the district should continue modernizing student devices with a purchase of additional 6000 devices. The additional devices will fill the voids in current classroom device assignments and close the gap on aging student devices.  

The district currently maintains approximately 33,000 modern specification computers, of which the majority are more than four years old for student usage.   These machines are located in a variety of settings, including computer labs and classrooms.  There are  22,882 Chromebooks across the district, with the majority of these devices located in Title I schools and Digital Discover Schools.  At this time, there is inequity with where these devices are currently located relative to the district at large.

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Through the continued use of the purchasing plan that will increase the number of individual student devices by a fifth each year beginning in 2017-18, the district will realize the achievement ensuring that every student in every classroom will have access to mobile devices to enhance the student learning environment.

To align technology's ability to deliver devices that support the digital needs of the Curriculum and Instruction Division.

Approve the Dell Purchase Agreement.