The program is offered once per year during the fall.

Any full-time Mesquite ISD employee who has been employed with the district at least one year at the time the order is due is eligible to order a computer. For example, your hire date must be prior to October 18, 2022.

Eligible employees may order one computer. If you are currently paying on a computer through payroll deduction, you must pay off your initial contract before you can establish a new contract for a new computer. If you are currently paying for a computer and your last payment will be December 2023, you are eligible to place an order.

To order a computer, you must complete an order form and submit it to Teri Maxwell in Instructional Technology at the LSTC before 4:00 pm Wednesday, October 11, 2023. 

Yes. Confirmations will be sent out as quickly as possible when orders are received.

Only the computers listed on the Mesquite ISD Apple and Dell order forms above are being offered on the Personal Computer Buy Program. There is a laptop and desktop model available from both Dell and Apple. iPads and Chromebooks are not offered as it is not cost effective to payroll deduct the cost of these devices over two years.

• Apple offers a one-year warranty, and you’ll have the option to purchase a three-year extended warranty.
• The Dell 5440 Laptop will include a 1YR OEM warranty against hardware defects. The Dell 7410 All-In-One Desktop will include a 3YR OEM warranty against hardware defects that start from date of purchase. 

We cannot guarantee a date of delivery. Normal shipping time is about six weeks; however given supply constraints we may encounter delays. Equipment will be disbursed when the majority of the equipment has arrived for everyone.

Each employee placing an order will be notified through school mail about the procedures for picking up his/her computer. You will be mailed two copies of your contract with instructions to sign one copy of the contract and take it with you to the warehouse when you pick up your computer.

Only the system software will be installed on your computer. No other software (i.e. Microsoft Office) will be installed. Mesquite ISD does not have rights for Microsoft Office therefore it is not available for purchase or as part of the personal computer buy program. Home/Student/Teacher versions may be purchased at local computer supply retailers.

Employees are responsible for all warranty issues, maintenance and repairs.

• If your Apple computer breaks during the one-year warranty period, you will need to contact AppleCare at 800-800-2775 opt 3.
• If your Dell breaks during the one-year (laptop) or three-year (all-in-one desktop) warranty period: You will need to transfer ownership of the computer from MISD to you by using this link.

Repairs needed outside the warranty period are the employee’s responsibility. The employee assumes all responsibility for the equipment against damage, theft, and all other insurable risk.

Employees must pay sales tax on an order; however, there is no interest charged for the 24-month payroll deduction.

• All equipment placed on payroll deduction will be for 24 months.
• You may put a down-payment on the equipment at the time you pick it up, or the balance can be paid off at any time. 
• Any amount placed on payroll deduction will be for 24 months.
• Payments will begin on this order in Jan. 2024.
• Employees who get paid twice monthly will have their monthly payments divided between the two paychecks per month.

Yes. If you plan to pay cash or a down payment toward a computer, indicate the amount on your contract and staple your check to the front of the contract at the time you pick up your equipment. You do not need to make a down-payment or cash payment until you actually pick up your equipment. No pre-payment is necessary.

• Undamaged equipment may be returned within the first 6 months.
• You will be responsible for 1/18 of the original cost times the number of months, or any fraction of a month, plus any cost of necessary repairs and/or replacement.
• After 6 months you have the responsibility to pay any balance through payroll deduction or a lump sum payment should you leave the district for any reason.
• Employees returning equipment before the contract is completed will not be eligible to purchase additional equipment.