Included in the American Rescue Plan funding through the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF), we submitted a grant to close the homework gap. We received $106,000 to purchase new HP Chromebooks for students! FCC’s Emergency Connectivity Fund Program is a new program that funds schools to help cover the costs of laptop and tablet computers and Wi-Fi hotspots for off-campus use by students, school staff, and library patrons. Read more…
Sample Email – Please Read: Important Changes to Your GDRSD Google Account
As part of our ongoing commitment to comply with our insurance company and keep our data safe, we will implement Google Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on July 1, 2023.
Our liability and cyber insurance company, MIAA, recently informed us of substantial changes to how our staff must access their Google email accounts. Beginning July 1, 2023, all staff email accounts will require MFA, sometimes called two-step authentication. This change is included in our upcoming insurance renewal. Read more…
A Snapshot of One Student’s Day
This is just a sample, showing what can happen during the school day without effective checks and balances. Digital access is powerful,but without the right systems in place, instructional time can slip away fast.
Total time in school: 320 minutes
Time spent on YouTube: 230 minutes
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Educators’ Perceptions of the Universal Design for Learning Framework In Support Of Economically Disadvantaged Third and Fourth Grade Students
ABSTRACT: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a set of principles that provides an innovative curriculum and instructional design framework. By eliminating learning barriers across a wide range of learner variations, UDL implementation can enhance teaching and learning. This study explored the perceptions of a sample of third and fourth-grade school teachers in a suburban school district outside of Boston, Massachusetts… Read more…
New Website (Again), Community Portal
We launched a new website alongside a mobile app that helps students, parents, and community members to know what is happening at school right from their phones. Our families are using smartphones as a primary means to communicate, which is why we’ve created an app that is custom-built for mobile phones. You can find important documents, contact information for staff, event information, and much more on the app! Read more…