P-D board debates Kuno BOE

The Kuno tablet purchase for all of the Potter-Dix school teachers and students in grades seven through twelve was a topic of discussion once again at the Board of Education’s April meeting.

In March board members approved the purchase of 30 Kuno Four Pilot Packs to start with at a cost of around $30,000. This order of Kuno tablets won’t be shipped until sometime in July.

The tech committee expressed concern that if the order for the remainder of what the school needs is not placed soon, that the tablets won’t arrive until September or October. The committee told the board members that approximately 110 more are needed.

The cost for these will run around $55,000.

Superintendent Kevin Thomas expressed concern about the purchase draining the depreciation account. He also stated that he didn’t see a need to order the minimum of $100,000 from the Kuno company just to qualify for their financing, when the 110 tablets will run almost half that at $55,000.

Thomas said that he will check on other finance options.

A motion was made and approved by the board members “pending financing options, to purchase Kuno Four tablets.”

The tech committee is still researching access point options. From their findings so far, companies are advising the school to install the access points themselves. So there is no further quote on installation fees.