Bus Transportation

Only students who are eligible to take the bus are on the bus list and will be allowed to ride on the bus to and from school.

Students must:

sit in assigned seats,

wear a face mask, and

practice social distancing

Student Technology for the 2020-2021 School Year

1. Each student in the district will be required to use their assigned Chromebook for all computerized learning this school year.

   1. In school or remote access to computer labs may be permitted for select subjects where required

2. For in school instruction, the Chromebook must be fully charged at night and brought into school each day. This is very important because access to charging and spare Chromebooks will be extremely limited

3. Students must take extreme care when carrying their Chromebooks including:

   1. Never traveling with the device screen open

   2. No placing items on the keyboard as it can break the screen when closed

   3. Never stack items on top of the device

   4. Care must be taken not to drop backpacks/bags with the Chromebook in it

   5. Eating and drinking near the device is never allowed

4. The use of personal devices for distance learning will not be supported, as teaching supports and tools are limited on non-district owned devices.

5. All incidents/damage/problems with Chromebooks must be reported to the teacher or school office immediately. This information will be relayed to the district’s technology support team with the Technology Ticket system to assist as quickly as possible.

The following items will be standard issue to all students in EPSD. Families are responsible to ensure the equipment is treated appropriately and returned to the district immediately if leaving the district.

1. HP 11” Chromebook

2. 45 watt HP “Blue Tip” charger for Chromebook

3. Red and white earbud headphones

   1. **headphones will belong to the student and cannot be returned or shared between students**

4. Student ID with barcode for lunch program (scanning)

5. Clever badge (sticker applied to the back of the student badge) for login to Chromebook and Clever.com

NOTE: Verizon Jetpacks (Internet Hotspots) issued to families must be returned to the school before the start of school. These devices are no longer active but are the property of EPSD.

Device issue plan for 20/21 school year start:

1. Lists of students for each school have been exported and delivered to the schools.

   1. If students were issued a Chromebook in March-June 2020, it is noted in that sheet and that student may not pick up a Chromebook or charger from the issued devices.

   2. The school will have one charging cart with exchange Chromebooks/chargers. Students must return the broken Chromebook or charger to receive a replacement.

   3. Lost or Stolen Chromebooks Must Be Reported to Technology BEFORE a replacement is issued.

2. Enough Chromebooks and chargers for the students, who do not currently have one at home, will be delivered to the schools prior to the scheduled pick up time

3. Headphones will be delivered to schools, enough for every student to get a set and some spares. These are to be kept with the student Chromebook and used for Google Meets.

4. Clever badges will be delivered to schools. Paper format for start of school and 2 x 2 labels will be available to stick on the back of student IDs when they are received.

5. All technical issues with Chromebooks must be reported in the Technology Ticket system, including exchanges made at the school with the repair cart. Therefore, parents/guardians and/or students must inform his/her teacher of any technical issue that may occur.