Arizona School District Brings 21st Century Learning Technology to Every Classroom

Community Bond Approval and Successful Pilot Program Lead
to District-Wide Installation of 450 LG CreateBoard Interactive Displays

The Sahuarita Unified School District, located in Sahuarita, Arizona, serves more than 6,300 students across 11 schools. After the community voted to approve a Bond for the Sahuarita Schools, the school district, under the leadership of the Superintendent and with the support of the Governing Board, was able to modernize its classroom technology, expanding a successful pilot program into a district-wide installation of interactive displays.

The Challenge and the Pilot
There was a clear understanding across the district that while its commitment to students was strong, the classroom display technology was aging and rapidly becoming obsolete. The district’s technology department determined that a change was necessary to bring its classrooms and quality of education into the 21st century in a way that was reliable, affordable, and future-proof. During the initial planning phase for the Bond, Sahuarita Intermediate School received donated funds and, under the leadership of its principal and with guidance from the district’s technology department, purchased LG CreateBoard interactive smart boards for selected classrooms as a pilot program. This initiative became the successful pilot program for the entire district. “We needed a solution that students and teachers alike would find easy to use and would stand up to the rigors of daily in-classroom education,” said the principal at the Sahuarita Intermediate School. “The solution also needed to be ideal forother uses, such as lectures, group discussions, team collaboration, and school announcements, as well as one that the parents in our district would enthusiastically support.

The Selection and the Solution
As part of the planning for the Bond, the district’s technology department invited LG to provide a demo unit, which was presented to district and school administrators and teachers. The district turned to the LG Electronics USA business solutions group and its LG CreateBoard interactive smart board after the successful trial demonstrated the board’s robustness, flexibility, adaptability, and value.

Several factors made the LG CreateBoard the clear choice:

• Future-Proof Technology: LG’s ongoing software updates future-proof the investment, providing long-term network security and asset protection.
  
  
• Google Certification: Google interoperability was crucial, as the district had recently rolled out 5,600 Google Chromebooks to students. The LG CreateBoard’s versatile wireless Wi-Fi connectivity, compatible with Google Chrome OS, allows both teachers and students to connect from anywhere in the classroom or use it as a standalone device with access to the Google Workspace for Education tools provided by the district.
  
  
• Compatibility: The chosen solution needed to connect with future technology and work with the district’s existing equipment, such as document cameras and televisions. LG CreateBoards allow for easy camera connectivity, while HDMI and USB-C video inputs and outputs let teachers display content on other televisions in the room.
  
  
• Durability: The district required a solution that was durable and robust in a real-world classroom environment, where many students and teachers will interact with it every day.
  
  

The Rollout and the Results
Due to the success of the pilot program, the approved Bond funds were used to purchase 450 LG CreateBoard interactive smart boards (75-inch models) for the entire district. These were installed over the past few months in classrooms, libraries, and all areas dedicated to instruction. The project was completed in the summer of 2025.

The new technology has been welcomed by students, teachers, and parents alike. The investment signals to parents that the district is fully invested in deploying the latest technology to educate their children. The collaboration of the district’s technology team, school administrators and teachers was also central to the project’s success, from selection and implementation to support.

"As an early member in the LG Schools Program, Sahuarita School District is taking a proactive approach to exploring how technology can support student learning and teacher effectiveness,” said Victoria J. Sanville, director of public and corporate sector B2B channels at LG Electronics USA. “We’re proud to collaborate with them as they pilot new tools to enrich classroom experiences."

With the addition of the LG CreateBoard to classrooms, the Sahuarita Unified School District has created the ideal 21st-century, Google-certified learning environment that students use every day. LG’s ability to ensure continuous updates will also continue to provide the students in the district with a future-proof, technology-centric learning environment.