'Every student will have access to a device', Copperas Cove ISD invests over $1 million in computers for students

AND EACH NOW H TASHEIR OWNLAPTOP.

25 NEWS REPORTERLEIGHA MCNEIL TELLS US HOWTHIS INITIATIVE IS FINANCIALLYBENEFITING C-C-I-S- DFAMILIESEQUITY WHEN IT COMES TOTECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN ACHALLENGE FOR MANY DISTRTSICIN OUR AREA.

CCISD HASACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE DANHAS INVESTED IN THOUSANDS OFLAPTOPS FOR THEIR STUDENTS.SOT: EARL PARCELL - DIREORCTOF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, CCDIS"THE PLAN IS TO ISSUE A DECEVITO A STUDENT FOR THE ENTEIRYEAR AND THEN COLLECT IT WNHETHE SCHOOL YEAR ENDS.

WE CANLEIT UP AND MAKE SURE IT'S INGOOD WORKING ORDER AND THENNEXT YEAR THEY CAN CHECK ITOUT AGAIN." VO THANKTOSGRANTS AND DISTRICT FUNDING,COPPERAS COVE ISD HAS INVESTEDOVER 1 MILLION DOLLARSO TENSURE EACH OF THEIR 8,000STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THREIOWN PERSONAL COMPUTER.PREK-5THE GRADERS WILL BEASSIGNED A DEVICE THAT WILLSTAY AT SCHOOL WHILE 6TH-12THGRADERS WILL BE ABLE TO TAKETHEIR LAPTOPS HOME.

IT'S ANINITIATIVE CCISD PARENTLARISSA HALL SAYS IS AFINANCL IAWEIGHT LIFTED OFFHER SHOULDERS.

SOT: LARISSAHALL - CCISD PARENT "WE AREBLESSED THAT WE ARE ABLE TOGET INTO THAT AND THAT WE HAVETHAT OPTION OFFERED.

WE HAVETWO KIDS STARTING SCHOOLSRIGHT NOW AND THERE IS NO WAYWE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TOPROVIDE FOR BOTH OF THEM."REPORTER TAG ALTHOUGH THISPROJECT IS IN ITS EARLYSTAGES.

THE DISTRICT IS ALWAYSLOOKING AHEAD TO THE FUTUREHOPING ONE DAY WHEN STUDENTSDO GRADUATE, THEY CAN TAKETHESE COMPUTERS HOME WITH THEMAS A GRADUATION PRESENT ONTHIS SEETRT.

ACCORDING TOCOPPERAS COVE, LEIGHA MCNEIL25 NEWSLEIGHA THANK YOU.

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