I think it is great that all teachers will have iPads! Do you all have laptops/PCs already? A class set of iPads is also a bonus, we have laptops for our students, but I would like iPads instead of those.
If money wasn't already such an issue with schools, I think technology would already be so much integrated into our daily lives. Unfortunately, that's not the case. It's frustrating because we have all these traingings about incorporating technology in our classes, but we don't necessarily have all the tools we need to combine them all together. I guess we can only do what we can, with what we have. iPads are a great step!
A teacher in my building got a grant last summer to get a large number of iPads for her science class. She said her greatest fear was that they would get damaged. In the end, she went to an airline lost-luggage sale and got a LOT of high quality protective cases for absurdly cheap. That might be something to look into to save some money and keep the investment safe.