One year after the Haines Borough school board committed to $125,000 in high-tech classroom upgrades and $75,000 annually in lease fees, it has eliminated a $72,000 job designed to help teachers incorporate the new devices into instruction.

Some teachers who’ve taken advantage of work by technology integration specialist Sara Hadad said the position was valuable and saved them time.

School board president Anne Marie Palmieri said the district couldn’t support the position because its…