Students in Grades K through 12. Pre K is not included at this time.

Students in grades K-8 are eligible to receive a Chromebook. Students attending Compass Academy will continue to receive a laptop. All other face to face high school students will receive either a laptop or a Chromebook depending on what is required for the courses the student is taking and availability. All D91 Online Academy students are eligible to receive a Chromebook.

Yes, the intent is for all 1:1 students to take their device home from school each day. A charging cable will be supplied with the goal of charging at home if at all possible. There may be some exceptions that will be handled on an individual basis where this isn’t possible. School staff will help families work through this.

There are no district plans for this at this time.

No

An Insurance program for devices is currently available for Compass students and may be added for all families in the future. All other schools and Compass students who did not purchase insurance will be assessed a charge based on the cost of the repair and the student/family ability to pay. Please take good care of the equipment. Do not let the potential of damage or theft prevent you from taking advantage of this opportunity. We are aware that unintentional accidents happen and will work together to provide a working device with as little financial impact to families as possible. There is no charge for normal wear and tear.

Students have access to our IT Help Ticket system, which is preferred, or can call the IT Help Desk at (208)525-7556 for assistance. Parents may call the help desk or enter an IT Help Ticket using your child’s username and password.

Yes

A device will be issued regardless. Some documents can be accessed in ‘offline mode’. Also, families with no internet access at home may need to work with relatives, neighbors and other supports to help students access online content in places where free internet access is available. Free wireless is available at any school building or the district office and extends to parking lots and is also available at a number of locations in town.

Personally owned devices are still allowed to be used on campus. However, using a district device is encouraged, especially while at school. District devices offer internet filtering and are ‘pre loaded’ with software that students need to take tests and more. Students using a personal device can connect to the district wireless network while on campus. Also, free wireless is available to any community member at any school building or the district office and extended to parking lots. Simply connect to D91 Guest wifi and click agree. After 30 minutes you will need to reconnect.

It is our goal to reduce the weight secondary students take from class to class and sharing of items from student to student. However, please be aware that there are many courses and the large investment of shifting textbook and paper resources to digital content takes time and financial resources to make this large shift.

Yes, parents need to update and digitally sign agreements each year using their PowerSchool Unified Classroom Parent Account. This form is available in the system. We encourage you to complete this new process online each year.