Savings


 * OBJECTIVE:** The Academy will work toward lowering the cost of the laptop program.


 * PLAN:** The following options have been discussed and ranked in the order of preference.


 * **Easy** || **Inconvenient, but we can do it and still maintain a high level of integration** || **Major changes that will impact the type of education we can provide** || **Contrary to district vision and mission of The Academy** ||
 * stop purchasing textbooks || purchase one laptop battery per student instead of two || "disposable" laptops - 2 year life span and no warranty || Any option that does not involve issuing to all students (teams, grade levels, etc.) ||
 * Continue to provide maintenance and repair services using student labor. || share printers among teaching staff || smaller flash memory devices || Class sets but students can't take them home ||
 * || move to Open Office instead of Microsoft Office ||  || Laptop carts (COWs) ||
 * || Extend life of laptops a fifth year by utilizing student labor to cannibalize out of warranty machines ||  ||   ||