Daily News staff
FELCH TOWNSHIP The North Dickinson County School District will invest almost $100,000 on new technology for its classes and staff.
The North Dickinson County School Board in February authorized spending $52,331 to have Digital Age Technologies Inc. of Davison, Mich., replace 13 classroom “smartboards,” which are interactive video screens that allow lessons and materials to be projected.
Other planned purchases include 28 computers and monitors for the elementary school lab, cost $15,500; 10 computers and monitors for the high school/middle school library, at $5,500; Six computers and monitors for school staff and administration, at a total cost of $5,100.
The district will spend $97,431 on the purchases, to be paid out of the $118,950 in bond revenue, with $21,519 remaining, said Mike Roell, district finance/athletic director.
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Iron Mountain Public Schools Board of Education will meet at 5:30 p.m. today via a virtual conference line on YouTube. The link will be available on the front page at imschools.org five minutes prior to the meeting. The agenda includes results of a parent survey on virtual learning, modifications to the learning plan and approval of student and athletic handbooks.
Norway Township Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at the township hall in Vulcan. The meeting is open to the public, but social distancing must be observed.
Dickinson County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. today via Zoom. The meeting ID is 895 0196 7524 and the password is 600663. More information is available at http://www.dickinsoncountymi.gov/.