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Laptops available under lease conditions

&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;" alignright size-full wp-image-320" style&equals;"margin&colon; 5px&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;schoolnewsnz&period;fastrackdev&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2012&sol;03&sol;SN16-Laptops&period;jpg" alt&equals;"SN16-Laptops" width&equals;"200" height&equals;"150" &sol;>Many teachers will be eligible for laptops leased from the Ministry of Education this year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <&excl;--more--> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Teachers can apply for a laptop under the TELA scheme if they are&colon; a permanent full-time or part-time &lpar;at least 50 per cent FTE&rpar; teacher&comma; and in a state or state-integrated school&period; They must be working with year 1 to 13 classes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Relievers for a permanent position might also be eligible under certain conditions&period; Resource teachers of earning and behaviour &lpar;RTLB&rpar;&comma; literacy&comma; M&amacr;ori and itinerant music teachers could also meet the criteria required&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The laptops provided under the TELA scheme are on a three year &&num;8216&semi;lease to use&&num;8217&semi;&period; Schools and teachers have no laptop ownership rights at the end of this period&period; The Ministry says laptops cannot be exchanged for newer models during the lease&comma; but extra features can be added if paid for by the school&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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