Total Allocations for Purchasing and Maintaining Chromebooks
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P002209-011123 |
| Submitted | Jan. 11, 2023 |
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From: Lucas Rockett Gutterman
To Whom It May Concern:
As a researcher with the nonprofit U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) in partnership with MASSPIRG (Massachusetts PIRG), I hereby request the following records:
Documents that relate to the budget for and expenditures, purchases and disbursements for Google Chromebook laptops among all school districts you oversee which have kept such records in the most recently available budget. I’d appreciate the total funds spent procuring Chromebooks, how many Chromebooks were procured, the expected lifecycle of these devices (i.e. how many years the devices are projected to be in use before refreshed with new models), any direct maintenance costs (i.e. funds spent on buying spare parts, paying for repairs, replacing chargers, buying management or security licenses), as well as any funds received for selling or recycling decommissioned Chromebooks.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Lucas Rockett Gutterman
From: Department of Education
Dear Lucas Gutterman,
Thank you for your interest in public records of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on January 11, 2023 and given the reference number P002209-011123 for tracking purposes. To Whom It May Concern:
As a researcher with the nonprofit U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) in partnership with MASSPIRG (Massachusetts PIRG), I hereby request the following records:
Documents that relate to the budget for and expenditures, purchases and disbursements for Google Chromebook laptops among all school districts you oversee which have kept such records in the most recently available budget. I’d appreciate the total funds spent procuring Chromebooks, how many Chromebooks were procured, the expected lifecycle of these devices (i.e. how many years the devices are projected to be in use before refreshed with new models), any direct maintenance costs (i.e. funds spent on buying spare parts, paying for repairs, replacing chargers, buying management or security licenses), as well as any funds received for selling or recycling decommissioned Chromebooks.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Lucas Rockett Gutterman
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Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
From: Department of Education
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Dear Lucas Gutterman,
The Office of District and School Finance at DESE does not collect data that relates to, "the budget for and expenditures, purchases and disbursements for Google Chromebook laptops among all school districts you oversee which have kept such records in the most recently available budget. I’d appreciate the total funds spent procuring Chromebooks, how many Chromebooks were procured, the expected lifecycle of these devices (i.e. how many years the devices are projected to be in use before refreshed with new models), any direct maintenance costs (i.e. funds spent on buying spare parts, paying for repairs, replacing chargers, buying management or security licenses), as well as any funds received for selling or recycling decommissioned Chromebooks."
I'm not aware of any other units at the agency that collect any of this information either, but I'll let you know if I learn otherwise.
Let me know if you have any questions,
Rob O'Donnell
Director of School Finance
From: Lucas Rockett Gutterman
Thanks for looking into this Rob. Are such records not available because records are not kept of the specific models of educational technology purchased or because no records of ed tech purchases are kept?
From: Department of Education
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Dear Lucas Gutterman,
We don't collect detailed data on ed tech purchases at the level that you've requested. We collect data on total district expenditures on student and staff devices, but do not collect data on type or quantity of devices purchased, expected life cycle, or specific costs related to maintaining these devices, etc. You can find what data we do have posted on our website here: https://www.doe.mass.edu/finance/statistics/per-pupil-exp.html.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Rob O'Donnell
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