The Newfoundland and Labrador English School District has started to distribute Chromebook devices to students in Grades 7-12.
The first 1,500 Chromebooks to arrive in the province are on the ground in Labrador and, after being configured by District staff, will move into the hands of students, beginning early next week.
Chair of the District’s Board of Trustees Goronwy Price says “I am pleased to see this process unfolding for our students,” “Since the Provincial Government provided $20 million to support digital learning, we have been working with suppliers and distributors, and determining the best approaches to getting these resources into students’ hands.
In July 2020, the Provincial Government funded the purchase of more than 5,000 laptops for teachers and in excess of 30,000 Chromebooks for Grades 7-12 students.
The distribution of teacher laptops is near completion.
The distribution of Chromebooks will involve multiple rollouts of devices as shipments arrive in the province.
All devices must then be appropriately configured, catalogued, and prepared for shipping to schools.
These resources will be provided for student use, but will remain the property of the District and be used to benefit all students as they move through the province’s K-12 public education system.
As the District awaits arrival and configuration of the remaining Chromebooks for Grades 7-12, families are also being advised to contact their school if they do not have access to the Internet or a personal technology device at home.