At last week’s Nashville School District #49 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Mike Brink presented a packet of information that the Board and a committee have put together about having 1 to 1 computer access for students  to begin in the next school year.  This proposal would mean every student would have a personal laptop to use at school and at home.  It would begin with the middle school and in Math for the primary school with more digital conversions the following years.  This would also allow for the school to go digital with textbooks at a great savings, while staying up-to-date with the latest editions, but this is not immediate.  One of the big questions with a large undertaking concerns costs.  The 5-year implementation of the plan would cost the district $563,194, but the off-set of other expenses not incurred would be $517,000 for a total cost of $46,194 to the school district or a five year average per student of $18.11.  There may also be a $25 increase to the $50 registration fee, which has not been raised in many years.  Another concern deals with not every student having internet at home, but the textbooks and work can be downloaded for use at home.  Also, there are not enough outlets to charge the devices at school, so they will need to be charged at home for the next day.  All this information and much more is available to the public on the Nashville School’s website at www.nashville49.org.  Public information meetings will be held on February 6^th at 6 PM and February 18^th at 7 PM, with the hope of the Board making a decision on what to do at the February 27^th meeting.