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What to Expect

What can we expect?

  • PreK and Kindergarten students will utilize district-provided iPads solely in the classroom
  • 1st – 5th  graders will utilize district-provided Chromebooks primarily at school.
  • 6th – 12th grade students will utilize district-provided Chromebooks at home and at school.

Please know that it is an expectation for all students in grades 6-12 to bring their devices with them to school each day.  This is similar to your child having other resources, such as books or calculators, that they are required to bring. It will also be the student's responsibility to ensure that the device comes to school charged and ready to use.  Parent’s are encouraged to purchase an optional $25 device protection plan (grades 6-12), to minimize risk of out of pocked expenses due to a damaged or stolen device.  (For more information on our device protection plan, please click here).

Information on how to check out a district device will be communicated by campuses during the back to school process.

Using District-Issued Devices vs. Personal Devices

1

Costs for Damage or Loss

Students will be responsible for the safety and security of their devices. With a personal device from home, repair/replacement costs could be very high. With a school-issued Chromebook, potential costs for repair/replacement are much lower, especially with the purchase of the optional device protection plan.

2

Technical Support

School-issued devices are maintained and serviced by district IT specialists. Personal devices that are brought from home will not be serviced or maintained by district personnel.

3

Program Compatibility

School-issued devices are guaranteed to be compatible with all instructional software programs used in the district. SISD cannot guarantee that all programs will be compatible with personal devices.

4

Safety and Security

Students using district-provided devices will be restricted from downloading unapproved apps/software programs. SISD will not have the ability to restrict students from downloading unapproved and potentially dangerous programs on personal devices.