Haverhill Public Schools offers a 1:1 initiative where every student grades K-12 receives a district-owned device to use for their classes and digital curriculum. On the HPS District website’s Technology Policies Page, you’ll find the “HPS Student Technology Device Policy” that will answer most of the questions surrounding best practices and responsibilities. Some highlights include:
Personal Responsibility
It is the responsibility of the assigned user to maintain their device with the best care possible and to communicate any issues with their classroom teacher.
Content Filtering
Haverhill Public Schools utilizes an Internet content filter that is in compliance with the federally mandated Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). All devices will have all Internet activity protected and monitored while being used.
Damage and Repair Process
If a device is broken, students should work with a classroom teacher to report the issue to HPS Technology.
Parent/Guardian Responsibilities
Parents and Guardians should assist their students with adhering to the policies in this document, including providing additional monitoring for Internet content and supporting the student learning with navigating websites, online class materials, and other related information from the schools.
Device Insurance
Haverhill Public Schools has chosen School Device Coverage (SDC) to insure the devices that will be given to your student as part of this year’s 1:1 device program. For only $20 per student, this insurance program will protect you and your student(s) in the event that your device is lost, stolen, or damaged accidentally over the course of the school year. Learn more!
If the annual optional Device Insurance is not purchased, the typical cost of repairing components is as follows, where an invoice could be send to the family:
While you certainly can talk with your classroom teacher about how to log in and expectations for classroom use / access, Google has put together a helpful resource for parents/guardians, students, and educators to provide help and resources for their platform.
Comcast has extended their options for at-home WiFi during the pandemic. Please click the button below for more information.
FOR PERSONAL MACS/WINDOWS COMPUTERS
As a district, we recommend using Chrome as your browser since most remote learning opportunities will use G Suite and its various productivity tools. (If you do not have Chrome installed already, click here.)
If you are using a personal device and have a Gmail account, you may be signed into your Chrome browser already.
Basic workflow is as follows:
FOR PERSONAL IPADS/TABLETS
If you are looking to access HPS resources with a personal iPad/Tablet, we recommend to download the relevant Google Apps to your device as this will offer the smoothest experience. Google offers individual apps for each of their tools including Drive, Classroom, Docs, Meets, etc, so you will want to download each app separately.
Basic workflow is as follows:
If you are leaving Haverhill Public Schools for any reason, you may wish to migrate your documents so that you retain access to your files. There are two ways to accomplish this:
Option 1 – Transfer to Another Google Account
Option 2 – Transfer Using Google Takeout (Recommended)
If you need assistance beyond the resources available here, you should always first ask your classroom teacher for assistance.
Beyond that, you can access our Student Support Ticket system by visiting the HPS LaunchPad > ClassLink > HPS Tech Support.
Be sure to login with your HPS Google account, if prompted, and select your Chromebook to get started. Our Technology team should respond within 24 hours, Monday through Friday during normal school hours.