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No. Our Superintendent has decided to waive this fee for Cherry Drive parents due to his support of our 1:1 iPad initiative. Cherry Drive will also be purchasing all school supplies for all students so all your child will need is a backpack.
The tech fee gives us the opportunity to provide iPads for all students due to the budget constraints. Apple has a program called Invest for Learning. The Invest for Learning allows us to lease the iPads which makes it possible for each student to have an iPad. The tech fee is only binding while you are attending Cherry Drive and is $60.00 per year.
The devices will stay current because every three years Apple allows us to turn in the devices that we currently have for the most current device at that time.
Using a rental iPad provides safety for your child by providing district monitoring and management of the devices such as the Apps. Also, you would avoid the extra wear and tear on your own personal device by using a rental instead. When teachers have to update apps for lessons, the personal iPad would have to stay at school over night in order to be configured.
Here are the instructions on how to set up an Apple ID.
Please make sure that when you set up your Apple ID, that you select "none" as your payment type. No Payment information is required for this set up and should not be linked to your account.
Google Accounts - We realize some of you have hit a snag using your child’s school Google account to set up their Apple ID. Here are the steps you need:
When you access your Adams 12 Google account using the email address that has your child’s first and last name, initals and numbers, and ends with .adams12.org, you are directed to the district’s log in page. This is a black screen with a white box and has the Adams 12 logo in the right corner. On this page the username is their student number, which can be found on Infinite Campus on your Parent Portal. To get everyone going on their iPads, currently the new students’ password has been set as Cheetah14. The teacher will have them change this password at a later date.
Have your child ask their teacher for a Genius Cafe' Support Permission Slip. This is a red form that you will have to fill out with your childs iPad information and sign it. This gives a Genius Cafe' member permission to work on your students iPad. You also are able to come in during our Genius Cafe' days to recieve support as well (These dates and times are to be determined and are coming soon!)
