{"id":77943,"date":"2024-03-05T08:19:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T14:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=77943"},"modified":"2024-03-05T08:19:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T14:19:17","slug":"usd-489-elementary-students-to-receive-new-ipads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=77943","title":{"rendered":"USD 489 elementary students to receive new iPads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By ALICIA FEYERHERM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

USD 489 Board of Education approved a $604,695 bid for 1630 iPads and cases for K-5 students and staff. Devices are updated on a rotating schedule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t seem like it\u2019s been four years, but we\u2019re back to elementary iPads,\u201d Technology Director Scott Summers said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most devices are replaced every four years, with some devices, like Apple TVs and computer lab devices, being replaced every six years. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Device Refresh Schedule<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Unlike the middle and high school devices, these iPads are not sent home with students but rather are solely for classroom use. The new iPads will be Generation 9 iPads, which are the same as the iPads currently used at the middle school.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summers said the IT team looked into Generation 10 iPads, but those iPads do not have headphone jacks, meaning the district would need to get adapters or headphones with a USB-C port. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe thought we can kick that can down the road another four years so that we don\u2019t have our K-5 teachers managing adapters,\u201d Summers said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Normally, device refreshes are presented to the board later in the spring, but Summers said Apple is running a deal that expires at the end of the month and wants to capitalize on those savings. In total, the district will save over $30,000 by ordering early. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After devices are replaced, the old devices are sent to a recycling company in Oklahoma City. Typically, the district receives about $50 in reimbursement per device, depending on the condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The devices have a one-year warranty. The iPads at the middle school have additional protections with AppleCare, however, that was funded primarily through a federal grant. Summers said without the grant, AppleCare is about $100 per iPad and the district does not typically spend anywhere close to $100 in repairs per iPad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe bang for a buck, it just doesn\u2019t work for us,\u201d Summers said. \u201cWe come out money ahead just by repairing.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, Summers said he estimates only about 10 elementary iPads have broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The board unanimously approved the bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other action items included: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Unanimous approval of the graduation requirement changes discussed at the previous board meeting <\/li>
  • Unanimous approval of bid from Sunflower Restaurant Supply for $26,750 for an outside walk-in freezer at Hays Middle School<\/li>
  • Unanimous approval of a bid from Midwest Energy for $214,120 to provide permanent power and electric meters to the new Hays High site.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    The next board meeting will be 6:30 p.m. on April 8 at the Rockwell Administration Center. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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