Virtual Learning

AC165-60 A Parent Guide Support Your Child During Virtual Learning - Final.pdf

A Parent Guide to Supporting Your Child During Virtual Learning

Tips & Tricks for Parents and Students Distant Learning

NH Virtual Learning Updates

Students who are quarantined need to follow their Google Classrooms throughout the day as if they were in building.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi Hotspots in Harrison County
Spectrum continues to offer Spectrum Internet Assist (link is external) their high-speed broadband program to eligible low-income households.
Comcast, which owns Xfinity, will off new Internet Essentials (link is external) customers two free months of Internet service if you apply and are approved by December 31, 2020. After promotion, regular rates apply. For all new and existing Internet Essentials customers, the speed of the program’s Internet service has increased to 25 Mbps downstream and 3 Mbps upstream.
AT&T has expanded its Access from AT&T (link is external) initiative to to households who participate in the National School Lunch Program and Head Start.
Indiana Public WiFi Locations (link is external)
Xfinity Wifi Hotspot Map (link is external) These hotspots are free to Xfinity Mobile customers and to those who have the Performance Internet package or higher.
1 Million Project (link is external) is a 501(c)(3) on a mission to provide mobile devices and high speed internet to 1 million students without reliable internet at home. View this program orientation document (link is external) to learn how to get your school involved.

NEW FROM THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION: Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Now Open

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially opened the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program) to qualified applicants. The program offers:

Up to $50/month discount on service and associated equipment
Up to $75/month discount on for households on Tribal lands
A one-time discount of up to $100 on a tablet, laptop, or desktop computer

Those eligible for the EBB Program include anyone who experienced a substantial loss of income in 2020, those who qualify for SNAP benefits or the free and reduced school lunch programs, and households with incomes at or below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines. Internet Service Providers must opt-in to provide the discounts.

Internet Expansion in Harrison County

The GEER Grant was a grant written by the Harrison County Schools to help expand internet access throughout the county. As part of that grant, there will be additional zones in the county that will now have access to high speed internet and the grant can help pay for one year of service for families that qualify.

The form is to help collect information of who lives in the new zones of expansion and whether or not we can help them in connecting to service.

If you do not currently have internet service, I would encourage you to fill out the form. While we can’t guarantee that the grant will be able to connect any specific homes, this information will allow us to help connect some families of our students should they qualify.