CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System announced Friday that it will provide laptop computers to all K-12 students, both traditional and virtual, for the 2020-21 year.
“CMCSS district leaders are committed to providing all students access to instruction no matter the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CMCSS Technology Department reallocated resources making it possible for kindergarten and first-grade students who chose the traditional model to now be assigned a device,” the CMCSS statement said.
If one of the schools has to go from traditional to remote learning, kindergarten and first-grade students will now be able to access online learning from the school through their laptops.
Distribution
Families can pick up devices beginning Aug. 20. Parents and guardians will be sent a Technology Usage Agreement and Protection Plan and other documents in the coming days. These documents must be filled out and returned electronically prior to the student receiving a laptop, the statement said.
Technology distribution will occur at the student’s enrolled school on the following days:
- Aug. 20, 21, 24 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
- Aug. 25 from 1-7 p.m.
Parents should have a photo ID and their child’s name and grade level. Students who still have textbooks, library books, or a technology device that CMCSS has indicated must be returned should bring all items with them, or no device will be issued.
Students who already have a district laptop and have not been instructed to return it do not need to attend.