USD 115 BOARD RECEIVES TWO TECHNOLOGY PROPOSALS   5/19/14  GB/HW


(KMZA)--The Nemaha Central USD 115 Board of Education will hold a special meeting Friday to consider approval of two technology proposals for students in grades 2 through 12. 

The board received the proposals during their regular meeting last week.

The proposal from the elementary & middle school technology committee was for five iPads for each of the preschool rooms, one iPad for every two students in kindergarten and second grade, and one iPad per student in grades three through eight. Board member Jean Placke said she thought the second grade should be a one to one ratio as well. The total request was for 208 iPads, which added to the current total iPads at B&B and the elementary school, would equal 257.

Following a study by the high school technology committee, their recommendation was for MacBook laptop computers for each student. Superintendent Darrell Kohlman said there are adequate funds in Capital Outlay to make the about  $360,000 purchase. Apple Computer also offers a 4-year lease plan which would be slightly over $84,000 for each of the next four years.

Following discussion, the board voted to hold a special meeting at 1 Friday afternoon to consider the purchase.

In other business, two bids were approved from Suther Building Supply to replace the countertops and renovate cabinets in the Family & Consumer Sciences room in the high school. A built in oven from the B&B school will be brought over to the room requiring reconfiguration of a few cabinets. The two bids totaled $21,790.