Schools

Stevenson to Purchase iPads for Students

The School Board will spend nearly $1.8 million on Apple technology.


Stevenson High School officials approved the school’s move into the next phase of its SMART (Stevenson Mobile Academic Real-time Technology) program.

The School Board voted unanimously Monday to purchase 2,000 iPads that will be used by the entire freshman and sophomore classes in the 2013-14 school year.

The board also approved the purchase of 280 MacBook Pro laptops for classroom use and 20 iMac desktop computers for the Special Education program.

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The total price tag is $1,779,111.

— Information from Stevenson's Daily Digest

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