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Great Bend schools get wireless devices for K-12
Staff raises approved; one administrative position cut
Thexton Khris
Khris Thexton
Great Bend USD 428’s One to One Technology Initiative will encompass grades K-12 this fall, Superintendent Khris Thexton said Monday. The school board voted to buy 250 iPads for kindergartners and first-graders, and 250 Chromebooks for second- and third-graders, at a cost of $181,248.Now each student in the district will have access to a wireless device. Devices are scheduled to be replaced after a three-year rotation.