The Bancroft-Rosalie School one-to-one computer program slogan is "Mac 24-7 Making Academics Count". Parent meetings for 9-12 grade students will be held Monday August 16 and Tuesday August 17 at 7:30 pm to explain the program to the parents. The parents are asked to sign a simple one page document describing the parent and student responsibilities. The students will be asked to sign the same paper on Wednesday morning after they complete a short training on how to care for their computer. After the training, the students will be checked out a MacBook computer. Underclassmen will have the same computer throughout high school.
Parents will also be asked to sign up for "security assurance." The cost of security assurance is $25. This fee will cover the cost of the computer in case of accidental damage after a $200 deductible has been applied. For only $25, parents will be essentially be purchasing a $200 deductible insurance plan. The school will use the assurance fees to self-insure all 100 MacBook computers. We are expecting that the students will take good care of their laptops and that very few computers will be damaged.
Thanks to Jackie Smith for proposing the Mac 24-7 slogan.
