Chromebook lease agreements (Board agenda item 53, August 10, 2026; item 41, October 6, 2025)
Dear Clark Public School District,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-5(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
The executed lease agreement with American Capital Financial Services, Inc. for the four-year lease of six hundred (600) Lenovo Chromebook laptops procured through Educate-Me.Net (approved August 10, 2026), including all schedules, exhibits, riders, and attachments** — specifically including: (a) the equipment schedule identifying device model number(s), quantities, and per-unit pricing; (b) the payment schedule; (c) any stated interest rate, money factor, or finance charge; and (d) the end-of-lease terms (e.g., $1 buyout, fair-market-value purchase option, or return obligation).
The quote, proposal, or pricing sheet from Educate-Me.Net (Garden State Micro, Inc.) on which the lease was based, including the itemized cash purchase price of the equipment bundle (devices, Chrome Education Upgrade licenses, warranties, and any services), referencing Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission Co-op Contract Cat-23-07.
The executed lease agreement with TEQlease, Inc. for six hundred (600) Chromebooks approved October 6, 2025 (resolution #41), including the same categories of schedules and attachments listed above
Any cost analysis, comparison, or written recommendation prepared by or for the district comparing lease versus purchase of the 2025–26 and/or 2026–27 Chromebook acquisitions.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
John Greaves