LIGONIER â West Noble School Corporation will apply for a Common School Loan to upgrade its technology. School board members agreed to the application at Mondayâs meeting.
Technology director Mike Burke said that three phases of infrastructure improvements will happen if the loan application is approved. An aging main server in the data center will be replaced at an estimated cost of $59,000; 70 desktop computers at West Noble Middle School will be replaced at an estimated cost of $913 each; and new Chromebooks with licensing fees will be purchased for all 180 teachers at an estimated Cost of $80,000.
Schools may apply for a Common School Loan twice a year, and may receive funds equal to $100 per student. There is no guarantee that the districtâs application would be approved. Superintendent Galen Mast said West Noble has received a Common School Loan twice.