Save Mac App Store password?

I am the primary tech for a school with roughly 200 Mac computers. I'd like to update as many as possible to Mavericks so I created an image with all of the free apps that are commonly used by the students/teachers (downloaded most from the app store). I'd like to allow those apps to update without my intervention but I absolutely can not give out the password for the school's Apple account (which has a credit card linked). Is there any way to save the password for downloading and updating free apps without allowing purchases? Any help will be appreciated.

Launching App Store does NOT ask for my password.  Browsing, even my installed apps, and checking for updates does NOT ask for my password.
Only buying something wants my password.
You can always change your Apple ID password to something a little more memorable.  If you want to keep it secure, make part of it unique but easy to remember, and then add some repetitive padding that extends its length.  Password length is what makes a brute force attack difficult to crack.
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