The Litchfield Elementary School District Governing Board approved a lease agreement to bring more than $1.2 million in classroom technology to 11 district campuses over the next three years.
Under the plan, the district would enter into a master lease agreement with TEQlease Education Finance to acquire 420 Promethean ActivPanel 9 Premium interactive displays, along with mobile stands, software licenses and extended warranties. The equipment would support a districtwide refresh of classroom technology that will last up to 15 years.
The Promethean ActivPanel is a 75-inch interactive display designed for education. It functions as a digital whiteboard, touch-screen monitor and instructional hub, allowing teachers and students to interact directly with lessons. Teachers can cast content from their laptops, launch educational apps and annotate documents in real time. The devices also come with classroom management software that allows IT staff to monitor and update the equipment remotely.
According to board documents, the panels will be installed at the following schools: Wigwam Creek Middle School, Palm Valley Elementary, Western Sky Middle School, Mabel Padgett Elementary, Litchfield Elementary, Corte Sierra Elementary, Verrado Heritage Elementary, L. Thomas Heck Middle School, Belen Soto Elementary, Scott Libby Elementary and White Tanks Learning Center.
The lease runs from July 2025 through July 2027, with three annual payments of $416,063.76 due each July. The agreement is structured as a lease-to-own plan, allowing the district to purchase the equipment for $1 at the end of the term.
"We are looking at things in different ways that make them more affordable and help us with the business that were in, which is educating kids" said board member Michelle Wallice.
The equipment will be supplied by CounterTrade Products, Inc., with the total cost listed as $1,248,191.28. That includes approximately $1.14 million in hardware and software and $104,111.28 in sales tax. A lower estimate of $1,087,709.54 appears in earlier board documents, but the lease amount reflects additional associated costs.
District officials said the agreement allows the district to upgrade its classroom technology without interest, helping to spread costs across multiple fiscal years. The district’s attorney has reviewed the contract.
Ownership of the equipment would transfer to the district in July 2027 following the final payment.
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