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Staff MacBook Email #1

Greetings Prairie Hawks! I’m excited to share that we are in the works of creating a plan for a FULL certified staff and Administrator MacBook replacement. Yes, you read that correctly, if you currently have a MacBook provided by CCSD you will be getting a new MacBook Air this summer!! The technology department has decided to upgrade everyone at the same time. We are doing that for a few reasons: To have all staff on the same make/model for troubleshooting and consistency. With our current fleet, we are currently supporting 4 different versions of Mac OS which makes problem solving issues more complex. To have all staff MacBooks “managed” with our management system, so we can push OS upgrades when we have tested them, keeping web browsers updated to the newest versions automatically, etc. The new MacBook Airs have USB-C connections only, so we will also be mass replacing all adapters for connections to projectors/monitors/etc. There are a few important items to pass along to you. As we have shared earlier - 32 Bit applications will not be supported on these new versions of Mac OS. That means no Mimio, Logger Pro, or older software. CCSD Technology department is NOT planning to mass replace Microsoft Office. We do understand there are some situations where Microsoft Office will be necessary. We are developing a process for request and Building Administrator Approval for Microsoft Office. More information to come. We will be developing a process for exchange for your new computer for summer. More information will be provided about that in the upcoming months. Please reach out with any specific questions, but know more information about the items above will be provided soon.

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