The Portage Township School Board approved the sale of excess technology, pumping dollars back into those programs.
The community buyback program for technology earned $71,540 through the sale of old computer devices, helping pay for cases for devices used by students.
This year, employees and community members can purchase 2013 MacBook Air laptop computers for $350 — one per customer — or sixth generation iPads for $105, Superintendent Amanda Alaniz said.
One father told her he bought a surplus iPad from the school district last year and wanted to buy a computer this year for his family, which hasn’t owned one yet.
The Apple products are good for families that need a reliable computer, Alaniz said.
Safe Technology Solutions, which handles the sale, removes school district labels and stickers and does a factory reset of the devices. The vendor also offers a one-month warranty and operates a website to sell chargers for the products.
The district also will sell a 2008 Chevy TrailBlazer no longer needed by the auto repair program at Portage High School. The listing on the state’s internet auction site is free.
Several vehicles no longer in commission were sold at the end of 2022, Alaniz said.
A 2005 Ford Expedition was donated to the auto repair program in the last month.
In other business, the school board granted 2% raises Monday to administrators and others who weren’t already given raises this year. The raises are in keeping with the ones offered to teachers in the contract approved Nov. 16.
Doug Ross is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.
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