The World at Our Fingertips COMMUNICATIONS Internet for Families Sunnyside Internet for Families Program Update

Program Goals Provide as many students and families as possible with Internet access at home. Provide an exceptional customer service experience for families. Develop a business model for District customer relationship management (billing of services and customer experience). Create marketing strategies to enhance visibility in the community Help families learn the value of having Internet access in their home Keep account transactions to a minimum for families. Sunnyside Internet for Families

Los Amigos Technology Academy – Grades 4 and 5 High School Digital Honors – Grade 9 Dual enrolled Pima/SUSD Online Students Parent Tech Academy Recipients Sunnyside Internet for Families

COST BREAKDOWN REVENUE Tohono O’odham Funds$75,000 Family Subscription Fee$30,000 Subtotal $105,000 EXPENSES Modem$21.47 Monthly Service Fee$14.07 Subtotal$107,835 With taxes$121,853 Delta($16,853)

$100 Family Subscription Fee Payment in full at beginning of enrollment plan. Split Payment Option of $50 upon enrollment and $50 the following month. Tax Credit Option (TBA) Sunnyside Internet for Families

Tax Credit Eligibility Plan All families enrolling in the Internet for Families program will have the option of requesting their $100 subscription fee be designated for AZ Tax Credit. Each school will create an extra-curricular club for student learning and support of their home Internet use. Supervision and content for the Internet Homework Club will be provided by school technology facilitator or coach. Any family wishing to qualify their $100 subscription fee for Arizona Tax Credit will need to enroll their student in the Internet Homework club. The school will be responsible for maintaining proper accounting of funds submitted for AZ Tax Credit in accordance with SUSD Business Office protocol. Sunnyside Internet for Families

Digital Innovators One-to-One $25 Participation Fee Plan All sixth grade students will be assessed a $25 participation fee to offset the costs of hardware maintenance, individual cases for each laptop, and other costs related to the one-to-one program. The sixth grade participation fee is due at the beginning of the school year with the following payment options: Payment in full at beginning of enrollment plan. Split Payment Option of $10 due September 1 and the remainder due October 1. Tax Credit Option (TBA)

Digital Innovators One-to-One $25 Participation Fee Plan Rationale: Encourage student responsibility and stewardship of the assigned laptop which will remain with student for 6 th, 7 th and 8 th grades. Encourage parental involvement in the stewardship of the laptop Offset District Costs toward laptop case which will further protect the equipment

6 th Grade Fee Next Step – The Governing Board review the proposed 6 th Grade $25 One-to-One computing participation fee – Should the Board wish the Administration to follow-through with this proposal, Administration will prepare an action item at a future meeting of the Governing Board Digital Innovators One-to-One

Recommendation – The Governing Board approve the establishment of Tax Credit Eligible extra-curricular “Internet Homework Club” which complies with AZ state Tax-Credit eligibility requirements for at all One- to-One implementation sites Sunnyside Internet for Families