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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Monday, March 17, 2014 |
CONTACT:
John Schuster
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-1126 |
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
M-DCPS LAUNCHES CONNECT@HOME TO PROVIDE SELECTED 4TH GRADE STUDENTS WITH A LAPTOP AND INTERNET ACCESS FOR HOME USE
WHO: |
Students and parents from selected schools, and staff from the Office of Innovation and School Choice and The Parent Academy
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WHAT: |
CONNECT@HOME Program Launch/Parent Workshop Training |
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DATE: |
LOCATION: |
TIME: |
Monday, March 17, 2014 |
Sweetwater Elementary
10655 S.W. 4th Street
Sweetwater, FL 33174
Earlington Heights Elementary
4750 N.W. 22nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33142 |
9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. |
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
James H. Bright Elementary
2530 West 10th Avenue
Hialeah, FL 33010
Laura C. Saunders Elementary
505 S.W. 8th Street
Homestead, FL 33030
Ben Sheppard Elementary
5700 W. 24 Avenue
Hialeah, FL 33016 |
9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
Dr. Robert B. Ingram Elementary
600 Ahmad Street
Opa-Locka, FL 33054
Caribbean Elementary
11990 S.W. 200th Street
Miami, FL 33177 |
9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
9 a.m. and 6 p.m. |
Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
Riverside Elementary
1190 S.W. 2nd Street
Miami, FL 33130
Fulford Elementary
16140 N.E. 18th Avenue
North Miami Beach, FL 33162 |
9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. |
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WHY: |
The CONNECT@HOME program is designed to close the digital divide and provide fourth grade students with the opportunity to improve their digital literacy. All students, parents and teachers will be provided training. Computers will be sent home for student use until the end of the school year. Parent training is MANDATORY for students to receive a computer device for home use.
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CONTACT: |
For more information, contact the Office of Innovation and School Choice at 305-995-7086. |
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