{"id":16260,"date":"2020-03-26T13:30:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T17:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=16260"},"modified":"2020-03-26T13:32:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T17:32:33","slug":"covid-closure-daily-update-for-thursday-march-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=16260","title":{"rendered":"COVID Closure Daily Update for Thursday, March 26"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Day 9 – Learning from Home Experience\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

As we begin to transition from our 30-day plan to our 90-day plan we are also looking at ways in which we can enhance our use of technology as a school division. It wasn\u2019t so many years ago when technology in the hands of our youngest students seemed a terrifying thought. Now, this situation has made us consider it as a necessity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ACPS students are already blessed with access to Chromebooks from grades 3 through 12. But our circumstances have meant that we may need to look at ways in which our youngest students in pre-K through grade 2 can also use technology to help them get access to the teachers and activities they may need in the next few months.<\/span><\/p>\n

To help support our students, staff and their families, we have added a technology hub\u00a0 called <\/span>Chromebook Help and Online Learning Support<\/span><\/a> to our ACPS-at-Home website. Students and families can use the Frequently Asked Questions in this area as a first stop for answers about Chromebooks and access to online learning. We will add to this FAQ as we receive questions from you and are able to answer them on this page.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are resources for assistance with Clever, Google Drive, internet access and Securly, the tool we provide parents to assist with monitoring their students Chromebook use. We also partner with Common Sense Media and have included some of their resources that help guide parents to keep the media balance at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If students in grades 3-12 are having issues with their Chromebook, students or parents\/guardians should fill out the form on the website. ACPS Helpdesk staff will contact you to address the concern. If there are issues they can not resolve remotely, a new Chromebook will be issued to a student. It will be prepared and shipped to your home address stored in PowerSchool.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We want you to know that we are here to help. We are already working on ways that we can increase access to technology across our division and we will be here to help you as, together, we take our next steps.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Superintendent of Schools<\/span><\/p>\n

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED<\/h2>\n

In yesterday\u2019s video Q&A, Superintendent Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. answered questions about how the Governor\u2019s decision impacts the Class of 2020 and our high schoolers, including:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Will there be a prom?<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Will there be a National Declaration Day?<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Will there be a graduation ceremony?<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Who will be eligible to graduate?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Watch the daily Q&A video, available at 3 p.m.<\/span><\/a> or see answers to these questions in the <\/span>updated FAQ<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    We welcome you to <\/span>send us your questions<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n