SKILLS EVERY STUDENT NEEDS

The school will purchase all items needed for participation and retain ownership for 4 years for a total cost of $650 per student. The $650 cost includes:

• the device (Acer Chromebook Spin 11 RT751 or, for the class of 2024 and later, the updated Acer Chromebook Spin 512);
• protective case (Higher Ground Flak Jacket Plus 3.0);
• management licensing;
• content filtering and monitoring (GoGuardian);
• paid educational apps and extensions;
• access to digital texts;
• technical support;
• and last, but certainly not least, insurance. The insurance covers fire, water, and theft protection as well as accidental damage for a $50 deductible.

No. The student technology fee offsets the cost of optical Internet, technology infrastructure, classroom instructional equipment and technology consumables used by students on a daily basis. Additional software subscription and licensing fees are offset by supplements from the annual Academic Raffle. All of these items and services directly benefit students.

Devices are anticipated to have a four-year classroom lifespan as this is the term of the insurance agreement. Excluding insurance deductible claims, you will not pay more than $650 (in three annual installments of $200 with $50 insurance only fee in year 4) for your child’s device over its classroom lifespan. This cost is less than $1 a day for the time it will be in your child’s possession.

The total cost of buying out the lease of a student device, all accessories, and the protective bag is $650. All installment payments made over the life of the device count towards the buy-out.

Students issued a device in their freshman year will retain that device all the way through their senior year and take it with them upon graduation, provided all payments have been made.

Devices that are not bought out by families will be used as loaners as their condition permits or reallocated elsewhere.

No. Devices will be collected each year by the last day of exams for inspection and routine maintenance. Students will be able to pick up their devices on designated days before school begins.

Yes.  Provided your device is not replaced due to damages or theft, you will be reissued the same device each year.

No, not even on holidays and weekends. The terms of the insurance agreement require that the device be contained only in the school-purchased protective bag or hardcover case during storage and transport at all times. In addition, the protective bag makes it easy to identify as a Catholic High School device.

Students are not required to have a lock on their lockers.  However, students who wish to have a lock on their lockers must obtain one through Mrs. Ronilaine Gonsoulin in the high school office.  Locks require a $5 deposit, which will be returned in full at the end of the school year once the lock is turned in. Students may not provide their own lock.