Technology Refresh Program Elevates the Student Learning Experience

As the use of technology in education continues to evolve, school districts are continually challenged to keep up with tech trends for their staff and students. When Haysville School District representatives met with First American’s Education team, their goal was clear: to provide students with updated technology in order to enhance their learning—but without significantly affecting their annual budget. Haysville hoped to implement a 1:1 program district-wide, but couldn’t manage buying technology every year due to its varying costs and timelines. They were looking for a flexible financing solution to sustainably refresh their technology, enhance their teaching resources, and improve their student learning experiences.

– Taylor Hastrich, Assistant Vice President, First American

Together, Haysville and First American developed a technology refresh program that allowed the school to acquire all the Chromebooks needed for their students at one consistent annual cost. By renting the devices instead of purchasing them outright, the school spread their payments out over time and benefited from a lower yearly cost. This shift in strategy allowed the district to accelerate their 1:1 initiative—rolling out the programs in middle schools and high schools years earlier than expected.

Haysville now fits the Chromebooks’ lease cost into each year’s technology budget, which can accommodate all equipment updates when they are needed.