Nampa’s Columbia High School Issues Laptops to Students

This week, about 2,000 Dell laptops will be issued to Nampa’s Columbia High School students. The computers will be able to be used both in class and at home.

The district's plan is to equip all students and teachers with the electronic tools they need to support personalized learning. Ninth-graders will be issued laptops that they will use throughout all four years at Columbia.

District leaders understand many families can't afford a computer and these laptops will become their home computer as well. They’re also providing insurance at a very low cost so that they'll be safe and won't have to buy a computer if they lose it.

2,700 iPads will also be distributed to students at five elementary schools throughout the Nampa School District.