“Engaging the Future,” an initiative that would expand availability of computers at the Haines School, including lower grades, came under the scrutiny of a handful of residents during a “town hall” meeting on the issue held May 14.
The district is proposing to spend $67,000 next year, which will include putting a “Smartboard” in every K-8 classroom and getting laptops for seventh-graders. The program would cost about $25,000 annually for circulating new machines, which would…