No. The district will continue to maintain departmental devices, including tablets, chromebooks, and laptops. Teachers will be able to supplement their classes with these devices, allowing all students to have access when necessary.

         Because the school will be utilizing web-based environments, a wide variety of operating systems will be acceptable, however, teachers who piloted the BYOD during the 2015-16 academic year suggested that a keyboard was helpful for longer writing assignments.  I list of minimum specifications is listed here.

         Google has developed a Student Learning System called Google Classroom. Utilizing Google classroom, teachers will be able to make a wide variety or resources easily accessible on different devices. Additionally, the district continues to invest in web-based resources, teaching tools, and other web-based productivity tools in order to make access simple for all of our users.

         The amount of usage of your child’s device will be determined by the individual teacher based on the curricular demands of each content area. Technology integration may lend itself better to different courses, lessons, and activities.

         Students will not be allowed to use personal data plans while in school. Any device which accesses the internet will be required to be on a newly developed BYOD network. This network will continue to be filtered by the district web filter, but is robust enough to handle productive internet connectivity as well as streaming media.

         Student devices will not be handled by school faculty or technicians. When signed into both their district Google account and network, internet browsing history can be collected. However, the district does not have access to personal files on an individual machine. At the same time, students must still operate within the acceptable use policies of the district. Accessing illegal or inappropriate material while in school will result in identified disciplinary actions.

          One of the underlying concepts of a BYOD program is that students are most comfortable utilizing a device that they choose. Neither the district IT staff or other students will physically assist with a student's personal device. However, technical guidance around educational technology will be provided by our IT assistants.

         The Director of Instructional Technology also maintains a help page with links and videos for common online tools.

         Student devices are not the responsibility of the district. We recommend that students utilize a case for any devices which will be carried back and forth to school.

         Many homeowners or renters insurance cover accidental damage. Additionally, independent groups such as the Worth Ave Group or GoCare provide independent device coverage at a very affordable rate.