INFORMATION FOR 2024 DEVICE PURCHASES – ACER C734 CHROMEBOOK

When you purchase your device from Toki Pounamu / Manaiakalani Education Trust you get:

• An Acer 734C Chromebook with 3-Year manufacturer's warranty (from January 2023) 

• Targus hard shell carry case with charger pocket

• 3-year Manaiakalani Device Care Plan with nil claims excess (from January 2023) 

• Delivery and set up at your child’s school, including Chrome console management licence ready to support your child's learning. 

If you purchase your device outside of our Trust you will get:

• An Acer 734C chromebook

• 1 Year Warranty

To increase your warranty to 3 years you will pay the above price of $79.99 and to purchase the 3 Year Damage Protection it will cost $129.99.  A Targus Bag will cost between $40 to $60 – depending on which type you choose.  These prices have been supplied to us by Noel Leeming as at 22 November.  If you have any issues with your device our schools cannot offer any IT support and you will have to return it to the retailer you purchased it from.

NON-PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS

The Toki Pounamu Education Trust is a completely separate entity from any school and retains control of all devices until they have been paid for in full.  Our aim is to ensure that all students have access to devices for their learning but we cannot allow accounts to go unpaid. We ask that anyone who has problems (for whatever reason) around servicing their debt either contact their school or Monica Robbins at Toki Pounamu.  Every effort will be made to accommodate the ‘glitches’ that we all sometimes have but if you do not let us know, we cannot help you. All information shared with us is confidential and will not be discussed other than with your school. If accounts are not being paid the following processes will be put in place:    

• Payments not made for a month - a letter will be sent to account holders to remind them of their obligations and arrears owing. (Schools will also receive copy)

• If no payment or contact is made after another 2 weeks the device will be shut down remotely (your child will not be able to access the computer), the device will need to be returned to your school.

• If no payment or contact is made after another week, account holders will receive another letter advising them of referral to debt collection for any arrears.

We cannot stress enough how important it is to let us know if there is a problem with payment – we may be able to help you by reorganising your payment options to better suit you.

As a final note – no device is to have any painting or decoration (stickers or otherwise) on it until it is fully paid up. If your child is moving away or no longer requires their chromebook, we cannot onsell it if it has been ‘personalised’ and you will be liable for the debt.

Any questions or queries please feel free to contact your own school or Monica at Grey Main School – phone 03 768 5411 extn 119 or office@tokipounamu.org.nz .