EP Schools Offer Info on At-Home Learning

East Providence Plan Accepted by State - Used as Template for Others

The East Providence School District has been preparing to enable teachers and students to continue instruction during school closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Additional information will be released by principals and teachers on how to receive, perform, and submit assignments in the coming days if the closure is extended past this week.

Many of the assignments will include online components which can be done from most computers, laptops, or tablets with Internet access. We at the East Providence School District understand this is not available to everyone from home. To enable those families who do not have a device for their school aged children we will have an optional Chromebook pick up available this week.

Chromebook Pickup will be at Martin Middle School Gym
(111 Brown St. East Providence)

Please see all details below, no exceptions will be made:

1. If you already have a device at home for the student to use, please do not pick one up. Students can and should use their own devices or family device if they have them.
2. For K-12 students registered in the East Providence School District
   a. Individual picking up the device must be on the Approved Pickup/Emergency Pickup list for the student in our student information system (Skyward)
   b. Individual picking up for the student must show government issued photo ID
3. The family will be required to return the device to the designated location after school resumes
   For everyone’s safety, please follow these rules for pickup:
4. Only come at the allotted time for your school (see below)
   a. If you have children in multiple schools and need multiple devices, you may pick up at the same time
5.  Police and School Resource Officers will be present to allow no more than 10 people to enter the building at a time.
   a. If you see a line forming, stay in your car until the queue is gone
   b. If the parking lot is full, please wait for a resource officer to direct you to an open parking spot. Do not park and walk over
6.  Please have your ID ready when you enter the building.

Chromebook pickup times for families that do not have devices available at home:

Wednesday 3/18
9am - 11:30am Myron J Francis, Kent Heights and Silver Spring
12:30pm-3pm Waddington, Orlo and Whiteknact
6pm-7:30pm Above schools (unable to come during the day)

Thursday 3/19
9am - 11:30am Hennessey and Riverside Middle School
12:30pm-3pm Martin Middle School
6pm-7:30pm All Schools (unable to come during the day)

Friday 3/20
(9am-2pm) East Providence High School