I have three computer carts that I'm really concerned about at work. See, we don't have a computer lab, and therefore we depend on rolling carts for our technology needs. We're trying to put at least five computers in every single classroom, and we're doing really well with that. However, with the possible advent of online statewide test taking, I am concerned that we will not be ready in the long term. I have two carts on the second and third floor that are especially of concern to me. They have iBook G4 laptops in them, not even intel macs. They are old, they desperately need updating, and they are maintenance intensive at this time in their operational life. There are approximately sixty five of them.
Sixty five computers probably need to be replaced.
At an average cost of $700 each...that's about fifty thousand dollars.
I'm looking into grants, and I'm not entirely unhappy. There's definitely money out there, and we definitely could get a chunk of it. Probably enough to replace the library cart, the other one I'm concerned about.
The difficulty? I'm not an experienced grant writer. I have books, I have samples...but I don't have success in writing grant proposals.
The answer to that? Well, here goes!
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