$15 Million : 7th grader 2011-2015 Laptop Initiative « Navajo Broadband 2009

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Apr/100

$15 Million : 7th grader 2011-2015 Laptop Initiative

Wow Moment : this is becoming difficult to keep up with the amazing project on Navajo.

The Navajo Capital Improvement Offices are planning

more than $15 Million dollars per year to provide computers to 7th graders

The Navajo Capital Improvement Offices are planning:

more than $15 Million dollars per year between 2011-2015 to provide computers to 7th graders

this explains many things and is an amazing opportunity to

test the planned, network
develop a standardized laptop for use on the Navajo Nation
determine if the Rez is smart enough to buy each student a MacBook Pro 13″ (~$1,000) or simply a $400 Dell
Dept of Ed reports ~1200 7th graders on Navajo Reservation in Public School
If BIA schools are about the same then per student expenditure is in the range of $6,000 – plenty for a MacBook

sources

Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP FY2011-FY2015)

2008-09 AZ ENROLLMENT BY GRADE LEVEL On-Navajo Nation