Case Study: Waterbury Public Schools scales 1:1 learning with Lenovo and LanSchool

Waterbury Public Schools saves $20,000 and scales 1:1 learning with LanSchool

Waterbury Public Schools, a district in Connecticut, faced significant budget constraints and lacked the necessary devices to support a 1:1 program for its 19,000 students when the pandemic forced a shift to distance learning. Their challenge was to equip students and teachers while managing tight funding. They turned to vendor LanSchool and its bundled offering with Lenovo Chromebooks to address this.

The solution was procuring Lenovo Chromebooks, which came with a free one-year LanSchool license for each device. This bundle simplified IT management and provided teachers with classroom management software to keep students engaged and on track. The results were highly successful: the district deployed nearly 10,000 LanSchool licenses, saving an estimated $20,000 on initial software costs. This proved the software's value, leading to plans for future license purchases. Teachers reported a significant increase in student engagement, and the tools helped keep students and the network safer.

Waterbury Public Schools