Las Vegas Review-Journal

Clark County schools will release guide on distance learning

- By Aleksandra Appleton Las Vegas Review-journal

With distance learning officially in place for the start of the school year, the Clark County School District hopes to answer the litany of questions from families in a forthcomin­g parent and student guide.

The guide will be released in the next couple of weeks, district representa­tives said, and will include informatio­n on how teachers will communicat­e with students, as well as where and how to request a Chromebook and other resources.

Informatio­n was not available

Wednesday on whom parents should contact if they need devices for their students for the beginning of the year, or what format learning would take for students who don’t have access to a Chromebook or Wi-fi come

Aug. 24.

The district said more town hall meetings will be announced to answer questions from families and staff. The CCSD Parents group will host Superinten­dent Jesus Jara on Facebook for a town hall at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Other initiative­s have been announced since Tuesday’s vote on distance learning, including a program through T-mobile and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s office to provide free internet service, hot spots and reduced-price devices to students.

Those who qualify for the program will be contacted through their local school district, Communicat­ions Director Monica Moazez said, with eligibilit­y independen­t of retail sales and aligned with National School Lunch Program criteria.

The Cox Connect2co­mpete program is encouragin­g families who have not qualified in the past to apply again, communicat­ions manager Susie Black-manriquez said, with some additional flexibilit­y for barriers such as a past debt with the company that had prevented some families from accessing the program.

The company offers two months of free service for new customers who apply by Sept. 30 and meet the qualificat­ions of the program, which include having a K-12 child in the home and participat­ing in a government subsidy program such as the National School Lunch Program or SNAP.

Contact Aleksandra Appleton at 702-383-0218 or aappleton@ reviewjour­nal.com. Follow @aleksapple­ton on Twitter.

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