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In Tech & Learning's July 2014 issue, three PRP clients were featured in a story about saving schools money - myON, Promethean and Mac to School! Read what they had to say about Mac to School below, and check out the full story to see how districts are using myON and Promethean to make learning more efficient! 

LOS ANGELES MIDDLE SCHOOL SAVES THOUSANDS BY BUYING REFURBISHED MACS

Challenge: Like most schools in the country, Thomas Starr King Middle School in the Los Angeles Unified School District wanted its students to be able to use technology throughout the day. “Thomas Starr King is one of the highest performing middle schools in the greater Los Angeles area. To maintain the bar we have set so high, it is imperative our students have access to the highest quality technology available,” says Mark Naulls, principal.

Solution: Naulls turned to Mac to School, which provides refurbished Apple devices to K-12 schools, to buy 35 MacBooks and 40 iMacs. The school has purchased from Mac to School in the past, citing the quality of technology, customer support, and warranties as the main reasons. While the middle school would have paid more than $85,000 to buy new technology directly from Apple, Mac to School’s refurbished technology only cost $33,000. “We are always looking for creative ways to get the most instructional value for every dollar we spend,” says Naulls. “Buying refurbished computers allowed us to make the most of our technology budget without sacrificing the quality of the devices.”