October 1, 2020

Dear JHE Parents and Guardians:

Beginning tomorrow, we will be sending all of our students home with their school-issued Chromebooks or iPads daily. They are being sent home only in the event of a school building closure due to COVID-19 that would require all students to begin remote instruction. 

Students are not being given homework assignments on the device at this time. Teachers will communicate with you once your child is required to complete a homework assignment using their device. 

Students in grades 4-6 using Chromebooks will also have a charger. 

1. The charger should remain at home.
2. Students are required to charge their device each evening. 
3. The Chromebook must be brought to school each day for classroom instruction. 
4. Chromebooks are not to be used at home unless instructed to do so by their teacher. 
5. Students must follow the rules in accordance with the Acceptable User Agreement document for Galway Central School District whenever using the Chromebooks. 
6. Replacement Chromebooks are not available for lost, forgotten, or damaged devices.  

Students in grades 2-3 will bring home their iPad.

1. Please remove the iPad from the backpack to charge it each evening. If you need an iPad charger, please contact your child's teacher. 
2. Charging the iPad each evening allows the iPad to update and be ready for classroom instruction the next day.
3. Students are required to bring their iPad to school each day.
4. Students must follow the rules in accordance with the Acceptable User Agreement document for Galway Central School District whenever using the iPad. 

Students in grades Pre K-1 will bring home their iPad.

1. Please leave the iPad in your child's backpack; this is to get your child use to bringing it back and forth. 
2. Once your child's teacher is ready for him/her to begin using it at home, they will communicate with you.
3. Students must follow the rules in accordance with the Acceptable User Agreement document for Galway Central School District whenever using the iPad

Replacement Chromebooks/iPads are not available for lost, forgotten, or damaged devices.  

Thank you for your assistance and cooperation. By developing this routine now, we are planning proactively for anything that may occur in the future. Please call or email your child's teacher or the elementary school office with any questions. 

Michelle McDougall