Responsive to this request, and per clarification you were seeking “any other data available that could demonstrate general technology access needed for distance learning (ie. computer availability, internet access) between schools,” please find available records below. For reference, information regarding the identification of student technology needs and the distribution as devices become available can be found on the HCPSS website: https://www.hcpss.org/devices/#needs.
This record contains the number of assigned devices by school from of an existing report pulled by Information Technology as of September 10, 2020, along with the number not yet assigned for requests. Please note, at the elementary level, demand is not calculated as 1:1 devices are being supplied.
Under this recent response we provided information on hotspots purchased by HCPSS to date along with identified internet access needs under a State grant application.
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