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Henrico County Public Schools

Henrico County schools wanted to enhance their learning environments with new Dell systems, which saved the county $1 million.
Date : 4/1/2011
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Dell wants the initiative to work for the same reasons that we do: student achievement. We know that they’re going to go the extra mile to make sure everything possible is done to ensure our students are successful.

Eric Jones, Executive Director of Secondary Education, Henrico County Public Schools, United States

Challenge
Henrico County Public Schools near Richmond, Virginia sought greater student-centered learning environments while providing teachers and students the tools they need to thrive.
Solution
The school district distributed Dell ™ laptop computers with Intel ® processors to every student and teacher, grades 6 to 12. At the same time, the district engaged Dell Professional Learning Services to train teachers in new technologies, and to establish an environment for teachers to learn from each other while keeping administrators proactively involved and engaged in the program.
Benefits
• Professional learning environment helps to improve instruction through information sharing among teachers
• 7 percent increase in student achievement measured by state accountability test
• Students better prepared for college
• $1 million reduction in annual laptop repair costs