SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Students at one Santa Fe elementary school will soon share about 250 iPads as the school district takes a first step toward launching a $55 million plan to provide each of its 14,000 students with a digital device over the next five years.

The district is contracting with Apple Inc. and Pearson PLC, an educational services company that provides a curriculum on the devices. It’s also working with IT Connect Inc., a local company that will provide the hardware, software and other support.