Office & Help Connected

Yes! All Akron Public Schools are giving out breakfast and lunch to-go bags while students are learning from home. You may go to any local school from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday to pick up your breakfast and lunch items. Extra lunches will be passed out on Thursday to cover Friday.

No meals will be served at Ott, Essex, Stewart, Early College, STEM MS, STEM HS, I Promise, or Miller South. These students may go to any other neighborhood school to receive meals.

Repairs or Missing Chromebooks: Students and parents may drop off Chromebooks for repair or report missing Chromebooks at any of the high schools listed below starting March 30th. Bring damaged or report lost/stolen devices at your cluster high school listed above. The device will be collected and a replacement will be given to you.

Time and Locations for Chromebook Repair starting March 30th.

• Monday - Thursday, 9:30-11:30 (during meal pick up times)
• Buchtel CLC, East CLC, Ellet CLC, Firestone CLC, Kenmore-Garfield High School, North High School.

Chromebooks Left at School: Student Support Services is attempting to deliver the devices that have not been picked up from schools. If they are unable to deliver the device to the student after a couple of attempts, it will be taken to their cluster high school and will be available for pickup during the scheduled Chromebook Repair times. To contact Student Support Services, call 330.761.2810.

FIRST... Seek help from your teachers through Google Classroom or email. All building emails are also listed on the Office Connected page of this site, in the event you need to reach your counselor or principals. Remember, the best way to reach staff will be by email -- the school phone lines may not have someone there to answer.

THEN... If you are unable to connect with your teacher, you should use this form to contact the help desk. There are staff prepared to answer questions through normal work hours. Please include as much detail about your problem or question as you can, and someone will reach out to you.

Keeping yourself in a good routine will help make things more manageable while learning from home. Get help from your family to help make a schedule that works for you! An example schedule is linked below. Feel free to make a copy of this document and set your own times.

Sample Student Schedule

The best way to reach your counselor or principal is through email or through their Google Classroom. If you need immediate help, you can call the APS Engagement Center at 330-761-2810. They will help you with your problem or they will take a message and send it to the person you need to reach. Please be patient for a return call.

To find email addresses for the staff at your school check out our online directory: District Directory by School

Grades: You are responsible for all school work assigned during remote learning. Teachers will grade and provide feedback in Google Classroom. You and your parents can monitor student progress by visiting HAC (Home Access Center).

Attendance: Attendance in school is mandatory in the state of Ohio. Attendance is still required as students learn from home. For the week of March 30 - April 3, teachers will take attendance at the end of the week based on whether your child completed their assignments and engaged with their teacher. Their attendance will be coded as: actively participating, inconsistently participating or not participating.

A crisis may occur if you are feeling overwhelmed, withdrawn, or stressed.

Ohio's Crisis Help Line

Text the keyword “4hope” to 741 741 to be connected to a trained Crisis Counselor within 5 minutes.

Any person may need help in coping with a stressful situation. Reach out by text to communicate with someone trained to listen and respond in a method that is private, secure and confidential.

The Crisis Text Line is a free, confidential service available 24/7 via text on mobile devices.

Throughout Ohio, you can text the keyword “4hope” to 741 741 to be connected to a trained Crisis Counselor. Data usage while texting Crisis Text Line is free and the number will not appear on a phone bill with the mobile service carrier. People of all ages can use Crisis Text Line.