So, in a recent meeting of the College ICT Committee, the 1:1 plans were discussed, and critically, the budget for said plans has started to take shape.
The budget will be the biggest I've been responsible for putting together. Although the idea is that we'd be asking parents to contribute to the cost of the program, it still represents a considerable dent in the College's cash-flow. But I guess that's the price we need to pay to ge the program started.
Timeframes have also been discussed. There was some talk of looking at kicking it off at the beginning of 2013. I can't see how that's even possible. There's only 1 term left in 2012 and for a normal sized rollout I'd already want to be looking at some candidate machines. Then there's the question of our staff laptops, which are due to be replaced at the start of 2013. I think a 2013 start is going to be pushing our luck.
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