6.4. Students with Disabilities RFP Requirement Apple Response All students will receive a device except Apple has reviewed this information and students who are determined by an individual confirms its understanding thereof. education program (IEP) team to be unable to benefit from learning technology equipment. Please refer to Apple’s response to Section Ideally, all learners should benefit from the 6.5.16. for more information on the robust Bidder’s solution. The school unit will provide accessibility features built into Apple’s Mac additional adaptations, software, or peripheral products. equipment from the Provider or another vendor if necessary. 6.5. Device Functional Requirements RFP Requirement Apple Response Bidders must complete the Portable Apple’s proposal complies with this Computing Device Specifications Summary requirement. included in Appendix G – Additional Forms. If more than one portable computing device is included in the solution, Bidders must complete one Summary Sheet per device. 6.5.1. Assessment Compatibility Apple's 11-inch MacBook Air running OS The solution must meet, and ideally Mountain Lion (10.8) meets and/or exceeds exceed the Hardware Purchasing recommended minimum requirements for Guidelines published by the Smarter new purchases issued by SBAC on December Balanced Assessment Consortia 4th, 2012 and amended on January 7th, 2013: (SBAC) and the Partnership for Processor/Memory/Hard Drive: Includes a Assessment of Readiness for College 1.7 GHz dual-Core Intel processor, 4GB of and Careers (PARCC). onboard memory, 128GB of flash storage containing at least 1GB free space, all of which meet or exceed SBAC minimum hardware requirements. Screen Size: Display is 11.6 inches, exceeding the required 10-inch class screen size category and native resolution
6.4. Students with Disabilities RFP Requirement Apple Response All students will receive a device except students who are determined by an individual education program (IEP) team to be unable to benefit from learning technology equipment. Ideally, all learners should benefit from the Bidder’s solution. The school unit will provide additional adaptations, software, or peripheral equipment from the Provider or another vendor if necessary. Apple has reviewed this information and confirms its understanding thereof. Please refer to Apple’s response to Section 6.5.16. for more information on the robust accessibility features built into Apple’s Mac products. 6.5. Device Functional Requirements RFP Requirement Apple Response Bidders must complete the Portable Computing Device Specifications Summary included in Appendix G – Additional Forms. If more than one portable computing device is included in the solution, Bidders must complete one Summary Sheet per device. Apple’s proposal complies with this requirement. 6.5.1. Assessment Compatibility The solution must meet, and ideally exceed the Hardware Purchasing Guidelines published by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia (SBAC) and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). Apple's 11-inch MacBook Air running OS Mountain Lion (10.8) meets and/or exceeds recommended minimum requirements for new purchases issued by SBAC on December 4th, 2012 and amended on January 7th, 2013: Processor/Memory/Hard Drive: Includes a 1.7 GHz dual-Core Intel processor, 4GB of onboard memory, 128GB of flash storage containing at least 1GB free space, all of which meet or exceed SBAC minimum hardware requirements. Screen Size: Display is 11.6 inches, exceeding the required 10-inch class screen size category and native resolution