When a School-Issued Laptop Leaves Our Management

A school-issued laptop will be removed from SAES management controls when:

  • The device reaches the end of its 1:1 program lifecycle, or

  • A student leaves/graduates and the family chooses to purchase it.


When can I remove the controls?

  • If a laptop is retiring or being bought out, instructions are sent to families on the last day of classes. Students returning the following school year can pick up replacements starting the first day of school. Due to faculty meetings prior to the start of the school year, earlier pickups are not always available. 
  • For students leaving mid-year or not returning next year, these instructions are sent to families after settling all affairs with the Business Office.
  • For seniors, these instructions are sent to families after the response deadline. This is typically two weeks before graduation. 


Laptops will also display a notice informing users of the availability of the offboarding/decommissioning steps. Those families choosing to return devices can safely ignore the notice and mailings and return the laptops prior to their deadlines.


How do I remove the controls?

Prior to July 1:

Families can initiate this process by following these instructions. 


After July 1:
Once a laptop is no longer managed by SAES, it must be completely erased to remove our controls. This process does not require bringing the device to school.


To erase and reinstall macOS on a Mac with Apple silicon:

  1. Start up from macOS Recovery.

  2. Use Disk Utility to erase the Mac.

  3. Reinstall macOS.

AppleCare can guide you through the process over the phone or via chat.


Before erasing:
Be sure to copy any files your student wants to retain to Google Drive or another device. Graduating students retain access to their Google-backed SAES account for up to five years. Students leaving SAES before graduation have their accounts suspended.