Purchasing an AAAL Bundle Laptop

Purchasing an Non-AAAL Bundle Laptop

To Purchase an AAAL Bundle

Buying a Laptop

To purchase an approved CUSD AAAL Bundle, please visit http://www.laptopschools.com or call them at 866.708.2873 (CUSD) – if you are calling after hours, the voice mail system will provide you with direct numbers to their sales and support staff.

As parents, you are asked to consider making a substantial investment in your child's education by purchasing a laptop computer, an investment you may have been thinking about even if Clovis did not have the AAAL program. Naturally, you want to be very thoughtful in considering this investment.

Clovis Unified School District believes that the best opportunity for making that investment is to purchase an “AAAL Recommended Bundle” from LaptopSchools.com. There are a number of reasons that we strongly support the “Recommended Bundle” as the best option for participation in the laptop program:

  • 2012 CUSD Computer Bundle Ordering Packet
  • 2012 CUSD Computer Bundle Informational Flyer
  • The bundle is a one-stop purchase.  It will arrive with all software and settings required for the program pre-installed on your machine when you pick it up in August at the District Office.
  • Experience in classrooms has led teachers to the conclusion that students who have an “AAAL Recommended Bundle” laptop have less downtime than do those students using laptops purchased outside the program. They experience fewer technical problems, and their problems are resolved much more quickly.
  • It is priced extremely competitively. If you do careful comparison shopping, making sure to compare equivalent models that are not close-out or end-of-life models.  You are not likely to find better pricing when all components and features are included in your comparison.
    • The bundle includes a variety of software applications pre-installed at no additional cost including:  Microsoft 7 Pro; Microsoft  Office 2010 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, OneNote, Outlook, and Publisher); and AVG Business Edition Anti-Virus.
    • The bundle includes a 2-4 year parts and labor warranty as well as a 2-4 year “ThinkPad Protection” program providing for repair of damaged hardware as well as full support from the District tech staff. When AAAL bundles are purchased through LaptopSchools.com, the District can re-install software on those laptops for free, a service that most companies charge $95 or more per hour to perform.
  • If your Thinkpad requires hardware support, you can take your machine to the District’s Certified Lenovo Warranty Repair Center adjacent to the District’s Warehouse where you will be given a loaner ThinkPad for your student to use while your student’s laptop is being repaired.


Purchasing a non-AAAL Bundle Laptop

CUSD will install AVG Business Edition Anti-virus protection software on all computers used in the AAAL program. Any anti-virus software that is already loaded on the computer at the time of network configuration will be uninstalled.

Please note that these are the “Minimum Requirements” for inclusion and do not represent the specifications for the new “Recommended Bundle” from Lenovo and LaptopSchools.com.   Please review these specifications carefully if you are not planning on buying a “Recommended Bundle” from LaptopSchools.com

  • Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 operating systems are the ONLY operating systems allowed
  • Apple Computers must have an intel chip and must be able to boot into acceptable windows environment (XP or higher). Please note that the approximate cost for the Windows 7 license is $150.
    • Microsoft Office (2003 or higher) containing at least Word, PowerPoint & Excel already installed
    • At least 1GB RAM
    • 802.11b or better Wireless Network Adaptor—preferably not an external card, as internal wireless is preferred
    • 80 GB or larger hard drive
    • Carrying case which accommodates the computer only

The Anytime, Anywhere, Anyone Learning (AAAL) program in Clovis Unified is a partnership with the community and with a number of businesses. Our business partners include:

Microsoft | Lenovo | Central Valley Community Bank
Educational Employees Credit Union | www.laptopschools.com

Providing Laptop Opportunities for Clovis students since 1996