“As we move into the winter months, we wanted to make sure that children in Clark County have access to a laptop as districts continue to utilize hybrid and remote learning. The districts have done a great job so far, but we wanted to use some of our funding to help fill any gaps they may have,” Cooper said.
The 819 laptops will be given to both public and private school districts in the county through requests made to the Clark County ESC.
The Clark County ESC collaborated with superintendents to identify needs and allocate resources to meet those needs, said Megan Anthony, Communications Coordinator for the ESC.
“We are grateful to the commissioners and their support of Clark County students, families and schools with this generous investment in technology for students in need, and are happy to assist with purchasing and distributing the devices to our school,” she said.
Cooper said the grant to the ESC is being paid for through CARES Act funding awarded to the county.
“The contract was approved by the Clark County Commission, but we’re still working through some of the details as far as the purchase is concerned,” he said.
The Clark Count ESC will be purchasing the laptops, but that date or when the laptops will be in to distribute is not yet known.
“We will complete the purchases as soon as possible. Our technology director has already identified suppliers who can help us get Chromebooks to students in need as soon as possible,” Anthony said.
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