HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
students to learn at their own pace , while still being supported by the existing curriculum .”
The role of partnerships in implementing new solutions , faster For Weeks , the district ’ s partner ecosystem – particularly its partnerships with Connection and with Lenovo – has proved critical in helping Hillsborough Schools to achieve its pioneering approach .
“ Lenovo and Connection have both been wonderful partners for the district ,” Weeks asserts .
“ We have worked with Lenovo to standardise our students ’ digital devices , particularly our laptops . Working with the Connection and Lenovo teams , we were able to determine what met the needs of our students in terms of a compute device ; then we worked with Connection to drive the best price in securing those items from Lenovo .
For us , it started off as a transactional relationship , but it really grew above and beyond that .”
Not only does Connection ensure that Hillsborough Schools has selected the right product at the right price , but this partnership also brings extensive additional value to the wider purchasing process .
“ The Connection team worked with district staff to come up with a solution to track the assets as we ordered them , so that we had a digital copy of where those assets were going ,” Weeks explains .
“ Connection places a physical asset tag on the device . Then , they provide us with the documentation as to where the asset belongs . Additionally , they also ensure that the devices are ready to go , as we go to deploy them at the school sites . And that ' s really saved us critical deployment time .”
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