Managing 100+ iPads in a 3rd World Country

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Hello fellow educators & IT geeks,

 

I'm somewhat at a lost right now on how to handle this and Apple's response was...unrealistic. I currently manage an international school's IT system and am working on the budget for next school year. Our school currently has:

70 Student iPads

30 Teacher iPads

 

We use an MDM solution called Manage Engine, which is fantastic. The big problem is: the country the school resides in is not currently available for Apple's VPP & Apple School Manager program. Our MDM solution requires that component in order to automatically push out Apps (Free or Paid)... It's great for locking an iPad down and keeping it from a student destroying it but as the school continues to purchase more iPads I need to figure out a way to get these things updated.

 

So we are essentially running around to each and every iPad in order to install a new App, Delete, or Update. Does anyone have any solutions or ideas on how to push out Apps automatically? Apple having the country I reside in not available for Apple School Manager (which makes no sense for the record)... has me at a lost on how to handle this.