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Students are issued a Chromebook.  In grades K-6, students are not required to bring the Chromebooks home.  Grades 7-12 students will bring the device home with them, and insurance is available to families.

No. However, any costs related to repairing or replacing the Chromebook will be passed along to the student/family. The Chromebook Handbook includes more details regarding insurance and how it works.

$20 per student, paid annually.  For economically eligible families, there is a reduced fee of $10 for ‘reduced’ status students and $2 for ‘free’ status students.

In the weeks leading up to the first day of school, families will be notified when the insurance fees can be paid. The fee can be paid by using Schoolpay, or students may bring cash, check or money order to the building main office.  Any money intended for insurance must be placed in an envelope marked "Chromebook insurance".  Checks and money orders should be made out to "Governor Mifflin School District"; be sure to include your student(s)' student ID number in the memo line.

Yes. Filtering and logging of internet traffic happens 24/7, so long as the GMSD Chrome management license is active on the device.

Students in grades 5-12 have access to the Gmail app. Only students in grades 9-12 may email outside the gmsd.org or gostangs.org domains. Students may also communicate with their teachers through Google Classroom posts.

Yes. YouTube is part of the Google Workplace.  Teachers will use YouTube to stream various classroom resources.

On a case-by-case basis, students can be restricted from certain apps or features of the Google Workplace.  Such requests are fulfilled through a request to Tech Support from the building Principal.  Parents should first speak with the building Principal.

This situation will first be handled as a discipline issue.  If the damage was deliberate and not accidental, then the offending student will most likely be charged for the damages.  Students in this situation may not use the insurance fee to cover the damage cost(s) to another student’s Chromebook.

The Chromebook will be treated like district property.  In the event the damages or theft are deliberate, the situation will first be handled by the principal as a disciplinary act.  The family of the offending student may be charged for the cost to repair damages or replace the device

GMSD can make hotspots available for families to use; however please consider the following:
There is a 2-3 week lead time to activate the hotspot.
The family will be charged $20/month per hotspot.
An alternative to using a GMSD hotspot is acquiring internet service through other means or special programs (see Other resources above)