GMSD will deploy student laptops during the week of August 5th. To accommodate families’ schedules, we have scheduled device deployment all at one location: Houston High School. Please make note below for your assigned date and time for pickup.

• Monday, August 5, 3:00p-8:00p: Grades 9-10
• Tuesday, August 6, 3:00p-8:00p: Grades 11-12
• Friday, August 9, 8:00a-3:00p: Makeup Day for any student

You may drop in at any time between 3:00p and 8:00p on your assigned pickup date. Device pickup should take no more than 20 minutes, provided you have read the Student Handbook, the Blended Learning Manual, pre-paid the device maintenance fee on MySchoolBucks, and printed the Deployment Form. The Deployment Form will be available on Skyward Family Access about a week prior to deployment. You will receive a reminder to print that form once it is available.
We know your time is valuable. If you have multiple children in grades 6-12, you may pick up devices for all of them during any one of your assigned pickup dates (3:00p-8:00p) or the Friday makeup day (8:00a-3:00p). If you are not able to make either your assigned pickup date or the makeup day, please email Christopher.Cooper@gmsdk12.org to attend another day during that week. If all else fails, your child may pick up their device at their school during the first week of school.
There is a $50 laptop maintenance fee or a $30 iPad maintenance fee to cover the cost of insuring the device. If you did not pay during online registration, please pay the fee on the MySchoolBucks website (not the mobile app) as soon as possible. To pay the device fee, go to www.myschoolbucks.com from a desktop or laptop computer. Once logged in:

1. From the School Store tab, click on Categories > iPad Maintenance or Categories > Laptop Maintenance.
2. Click “View Details”.
3. Fill out form completely and click ADD TO BASKET.
4. Click on Shopping Basket in upper right corner to complete the payment.

If you have any questions, please contact Chris Cooper. Email: christopher.cooper@gmsdk12.org or Phone: 901-752-7880

GMSD will deploy student laptops for students in grades 9-12 during the week of July 23rd. To accommodate families’ work schedules, we have scheduled device orientation and deployment during evening hours. See below for the specific date for each grade level.

• Mon, July 23 – HHS 9th grade
• Tue, July 24 – HHS 10th grade
• Wed, July 25 – HHS 11th grade
• Thurs, July 26 – HHS 12th grade
• Fri, July 27 is the HHS Makeup Day, 8:00a-3:00p in room M12 (located between the reference library and the attendance office).

We will meet in the Houston High School Auditorium. Report times are based on your student’s last name. Last names beginning with A-K, please report at 5:00p. Last names beginning with L-Z please report at 6:30p. Orientation and device deployment should last about 1.5 hours.During the session, you and your child will see an orientation presentation by the curriculum technology department before receiving your device.

There is a $50 Laptop Maintenance Fee to cover the cost of repairs and maintenance. Families with multiple students in the Blended Learning Program will only be expected to pay a maximum of $100. Please send an email to Mason Grace if this applies to you.

More information will follow in the next few days, and you will certainly receive a lot of information at your assigned orientation night. If you have any questions, please contact Chris Cooper.

Parents will need to pay the fee on the MySchoolBucks website (not the mobile app) prior to your assigned orientation date, and print a copy of the receipt to bring with you to the orientation session. The mobile app will only let you add funds to your child’s lunch account. The fee for high school students is $50. To pay the device fee online:

• Go to https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/login/getmain from a desktop or laptop computer.
• Click on TECHNOLOGY MAINTENANCE FEE
• Click on HIGH SCHOOL LAPTOP MAINTENANCE FEE
• Fill out form completely and click ADD TO BASKET
• Click on Shopping Basket in upper right corner to complete the payment.