Mayor Michael McGlynn of Medford, Massachusetts, recently announced that the Medford public school district could receive new technology as soon as January 2012, Medford Patch reported.
The news provider indicated that the school committee recently heard a $4 million proposal from a consultant. Under the terms of the plan, the money will be used to replace computers that are between nine and 12 years old.
Medford Patch's Jarret Bencks said the reform will also "improve school technology infrastructure and bring about 1,400 computers to the district that would allow for one-to-one computing in classrooms."
With plans in place to upgrade its technology infrastructure, Medford school officials may want to purchase innovative products such as an interactive whiteboard, tablet computer or
DLP projector.
Bencks added that the plan does not include a provision that allows students to take laptops or tablets home with them during the summer.
McGlynn said that the first part of the technology spending will include $2 million to upgrade more than 2,000 computers throughout Medford schools with 514 refurbished desktop computers and more than 1,400 new laptops, Bencks reported.
