FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

CONTACT: Daisy Gonzalez-Diego
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-2060

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

M-DCPS LAUNCHING TECHNOLOGICAL CAMPAIGN TO JUMPSTART EDUCATION

WHO: 

Superintendent Carvalho, M-DCPS administrators, school staff, students, parents and interested citizens

WHAT:

Jumpstart CONNECT@HOME Project Laptop Distribution/Parent Training

WHEN:

Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 10 a.m.

WHERE:

Liberty City Elementary School
1855 N.W. 71st Street
Miami, FL 33147

WHY:

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) launched an initiative to help fragile schools. All third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students at 11 targeted elementary schools will receive a computer device and free Internet access to use at their homes as part of the Jumpstart CONNECT@HOME project. Students will use the device to practice their reading and math skills at home through “My On Readers” and “Reflex Math”, as well as other educational software accessible through the student portal.

VISUALS:

-Parent training
-Signing of student laptop agreement
-Question & Answer session
-Laptop distribution
-Superintendent availability
-Principal availability
-Parent availability
-Student availability

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14-DGD/037/DF

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