By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Publish

Hays USD 489 hopes to help you save dollars by acquiring pupil and employees computers applying federal money.

The Hays school board will listen to a proposal Monday evening to use Federal Emergency Connectivity Funding to acquire 900 university student computers and 200 staff pcs. 

The federal resources will cover $400 for just about every pupil and employees pc. The cost savings will be $440,000. The district’s price tag will be $296,000.

The university district has a pc alternative routine, which phone calls for changing scholar computer systems every four decades. Staff members desktops are changed just about every 5 a long time.

All of the computers that will be acquired with the federal cash were scheduled to be changed at the stop of the coming college yr. This will make it possible for the pcs to be changed 6 months early.

The pcs that are staying changed will be sold. How significantly the university district gets for each computer will rely on its situation.

Community replacement

The board is set to vote on the alternative of the district community. The price of the alternative will be $384,000. Nonetheless, the school qualifies for E-level cash, which suggests the district’s price will be minimized to $135,000.

The E-charge method offers bargains to guide universities to attain affordable internet accessibility and telecommunications companies.

Replacing the network will raise protection, protection and the district’s potential to take care of the technique.

Other business

This will also be the school board’s yearly reorganization meeting. The board will elect a new president and vice-president, as nicely make a selection of appointments.

Shanna Dinkel, assistant superintendent, will present a report on summer college.

The board is also set to contemplate acceptance of the student and labeled handbooks, as effectively as the software for a new setting up range for The Understanding Middle.