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The Fort Dodge Community School District will be using $300,000 in CARES Act funding to purchase 1,050 Chromebooks for students to use this fall.
The board of education approved the purchase at its meeting on Thursday.
In order to use the CARES money, the devices need to be in the district’s possession by July 1, 2021, district information technology supervisor Jeremy Pearson explained. Because of stocking issues with the devices, Pearson said it would be best to place the order now to ensure the district will have the Chromebooks by the deadline.
The district is purchasing 700 Chromebooks to replace the ones used by students in grades 7 and 10, at a cost of $348.55 each, which includes the Google Management license. An additional 350 Chromebooks, a more basic model, will be purchased for third-graders at a cost of $226.92.
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From left, Jayden Hoeppner, 5, Harper Curiel-Ritts, 4, and Jazzlyn Hoeppner, 2, wait patiently for Santa to drive by during the Santa Parade Saturday in Manson.
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A Manson fire truck bearing Santa and one of his elves leads the parade down Main Street in Manson Saturday afternoon. The event was sponsored by the Manson Chamber.
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Santa waves toward the crowd gathered on Main Street during the Santa Parade Saturday in Manson.
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Santa waves toward the crowd gathered on Main Street during the Santa Parade Saturday in Manson.
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The Messenger s 12 Days of Christmas continues with this display at 1451 S. 25th St. Brightly lit fixtures and decorations fill the yard and the glow can be seen from a block away. To nominate a property for the 12 Days of Christmas, send the address to editor@messengernews.net -Messenger photo by Kelby Wingert
The Messenger’s 12 Days of Christmas continues with this display at 1451 S. 25th St. Brightly lit fixtures and decorations fill the yard and the glow can be seen from a block away. To nominate a property for the 12 Days of Christmas, send the address to editor@messengernews.net
-Messenger photo by Kelby Wingert
Ryan Utley, director of buildings and grounds for the FDCSD, tours the renovation construction at the former Arey School and Central Administration Office building on Thursday. -Messenger photo by Kelby Wingert
Jensen Builders are hard at work with the renovations on the former Arey building, which is expected to be complete by June 2021. -Messenger photo by Kelby Wingert
Jensen Builders are hard at work with the renovations on the former Arey building, which is expected to be complete by June 2021. -Messenger photo by Kelby Wingert
Renovations on the former Arey Elementary School, which will be the Fort Dodge Early Childhood Center starting in the fall of 2021, have been underway since October and are expected to be complete by June 2021.
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Emily Kloberdanz, a fourth-grade teacher at Butler Elementary School, is all smiles as her students begin to come online for a virtual learning session on Wednesday.
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Emily Kloberdanz, a fourth-grade teacher at Butler Elementary School, is all smiles as her students begin to come online for a virtual learning session on Wednesday.
Editor’s note: This is the first part in a series highlighting the work of Fort Dodge teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emily Kloberdanz likes to start her classes with a different introductory question each time she meets with her fourth-grade students.