Dubuque Elementary Schools Need More Laptops

Dubuque Community Schools leaders hope they can get 1,200 delayed laptops into the hands of elementary school children before the end of the year. Superintendent Stan Rheingans and other administrators updated board members on the progress they have made on this year’s district priorities during a strategic plan update session. Several of this year’s goals relate to the district’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In June, district leaders ordered 1,690 laptops to distribute to students in second through fifth grade to ensure that every student in the district would have access to a device for remote instruction this fall.  The district has received just 490 of the laptops so far, however, due to a nationwide shortage prompted by surging demand during the pandemic.