08/17/2022

Highlands is a 1:1 technology school district where every student in Grades Pre-K through 12 receives an iPad (PreK-Grade 1) or a Chromebook (Grades 2-12) for learning. We are offering four distribution dates for families to pick up their school-issued devices prior to the start of the 2022-23 school year. Distribution will be held in the High School Auditorium. Parents/students should use the courtyard auditorium doors to enter the school.  

Device distribution dates and times are as follows: 

Tuesday, August 23  

11:00am-3:00pm & 5:00-9:00pm 

 

Wednesday, August 24  

11:00am-3:00pm & 5:00-9:00pm 

 

Thursday, August 25  

2:00-6:00pm 

 

Monday, August 29 

4:00-8:00pm 

 

Families will have an opportunity to purchase a Device Protection Plan at the time of pickup.  Cost of the plan this year is $30.00 per device; payable in cash/check to the district at time of device pickup. The Device Protection Plan will cover all accidental damage to the student device for the duration of the 2022-23 school year, with unlimited incidents.  Intentional damage, lost, or stolen devices are not covered by this plan. 

Students who have not turned in their district provided device at the end of the 2022 school year, or those who have not returned a loaned device for summer programming, will not receive an additional device until the original device has been returned.  Additionally, devices that have not been turned in have been marked as lost/stolen and will not be usable for instructional purposes until they have been physically inspected by the district IT department and updated for the upcoming school year. 

Please contact your child's school if you have specific, individual questions or circumstances regarding device pickup.  

 

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About 1:1 Technology & Our Devices 

Having 1:1 technology helps ensure that we graduate students who can work digitally, collaborate meaningfully, and communicate in connected, real-world ways. Highlands has a Google management license that connects our learning community via Google Drive and its productivity suite. This license affords our students the full array of Google Apps for Education and its features. District devices can support any software or apps utilized by the school. In addition, students are protected at school and at home when browsing the internet through Lightspeed Relay, a cloud-based web filter that monitors and blocks objectionable content.