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Two Buyers, Two Systems: Public vs. Private Tech Purchasing (with Chris Bell, HBCSD)
From K12 EdTech Connection · Hosted by Peter Polygalov & John Faig
2026-04-09·2584
Episode summary
In this episode of K12 EdTech Connection: Chris Bell runs technology for Huntington Beach City School District, a K-8 public district with about 4,700 students. John runs tech at a K-8 private school in DC. Same grade levels, completely different procurement realities.
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Chris Bell runs technology for Huntington Beach City School District, a K-8 public district with about 4,700 students. John runs tech at a K-8 private school in DC. Same grade levels, completely different procurement realities. We put them side by side to show vendors what actually changes when you're selling into public vs. private. Budget…