Bond 2025 - Proposition B
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Proposition B - $54,000,000 Technology Devices
State law requires any technology devices be placed in its own proposition.
Proposed Technology Device Updates Include:
Proposed Technology Device Updates Include:
- Teacher devices
- Paraprofessional devices
- Administration devices
- Student devices
- Student WiFi hotspots to support digital learning
- Specialized desktops (ACI, PEIMS, Business Offices)
As part of RISD’s regular technology replacement cycle, staff and student devices are updated on a scheduled basis to ensure they stay current and effective for learning and instruction. Over the last two decades, technology in RISD has been refreshed through bond packages every five years. This has provided funding for devices purchased over a five-year window (for example iPads or Chromebooks for students and laptops for teachers).
Students are typically issued a device for use at the beginning of a school year, and return it at the end of the year (with the some exceptions if students take courses over the summer, etc.). The previously-used (and reformatted) devices are then re-issued to students the next school year. New devices are purchased in cycles to replace used devices that become inoperable, damaged, lost or stolen (parents are asked to purchase insurance to recover the cost if this occurs with a student device).
District-issued devices can be used by students and staff members for up to five years before replacement. If a staff device malfunctions, becomes damaged, or is lost or stolen, it can be repaired or replaced with a used or new device. In addition to wear and tear over a period of years and use, devices typically become less effective and eventually obsolete as technology advances and system requirements increase to perform the functions necessary for the applications used in education.
Career and Technical Education (CTE)
- Computer Lab devices
- A/V Lab devices
- Art/Journalism devices
Additional proposed updates include library technology, circulation desks, digital card catalogs, and student workstations.
