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8 <br /> Slide #4 <br /> COVID UPDATES <br /> Supervised Learning Lab Update <br /> Two Scholastic Support Centers opened in partnership with the <br /> YMCA and Town of Chapel Hill to provide child care and support <br /> with remote learning <br /> o Hargraves Center <br /> o Chapel Hill Community Center <br /> • 95 K-5 students currently enrolled <br /> - Dates and Times of Operation: <br /> o September 1,2020-January 15,2021 <br /> o Monday-Friday,7:45 a.m_-5:30 p.m_ <br /> Breakfast, lunch and a snack provided to all students daily <br /> Bus transportation provided to all students who need it <br /> Slide #5 <br /> COVID UPDATES <br /> Technology Challenges 1 Internet Accessibility <br /> and Costs <br /> All students grades PK-12 have a digital device and <br /> access to an Internet hotspot <br /> o PK-Grade 1 -iPads <br /> o Grade 2-Chromebooks(new purchase) <br /> o Grade 3-5-Chromebooks(from surplus) <br /> o Grades 6-12 Chromebooks(updated 1:1 purchase) <br /> 5 <br /> Slide #6 <br /> COVID UPDATES <br /> Technology Statistics: <br /> #of Chromebooksllpads issued:12,000 <br /> #of Student Internet hotspots: 1,400 <br /> #of Staff Internet hotspots:170 <br /> If Plan C or extended remote learning continues <br /> beyond 2021,we would need to upgrade PK- <br /> Grade 1 and Grade 3-5 devices. <br /> Slide #7 <br /> COVID UPDATES <br /> Technology Challenges <br /> • Areas exist where no wireless signal is available; <br /> carrier issues (T-mobile) or other issues connecting <br /> students and devices <br /> • Providing remote support for over 13,000 devices <br /> (students and staff) is difficult with current staffing <br /> levels and COVID precautions <br />