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Atlantis Provides Support for Families and Teachers Navigating Remote Learning   Technology can pose challenges for anyone – even for the most tech-savvy among us. Some teachers, students and parents face a steep learning curve as they navigate the ins and outs of their Google Classroom, Google Meets, and various other educational platforms and programs. Then there is the internet. Is it fast enough? Do you have a reliable connection? Atlantis provided every student with a new Chromebook laptop or tablet this fall, thanks to a technology grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. But even with new devices, problems can still [...]

Atlantis Charter School Receives $71,000 Technology Grant from Baker-Polito Administration Atlantis Charter School recently received a technology grant totaling $71,401 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse expenditures from the recent purchase of 1,400 new Chromebook laptops and tablets. Atlantis is among 253 school districts across the state that received $32.9 million in in Remote Learning Technology Essentials grants from the Baker-Polito Administration. “We thank Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Polito for this grant which allowed us to reallocate available funds to other areas to prepare for a return to teaching and learning this fall,” said Robert Beatty, executive director of [...]

Ensuring all students have equal access to the technology necessary to succeed in the current remote learning environment has been a primary concern for educators across the country. Atlantis has made good use of the resources at its disposal to set up students and staff for at-home learning, but additional resources will be necessary for long-term success with remote learning. Prior to school closures, Atlantis surveyed students and found that approximately 90 percent reported having access to a device (computer, laptop, tablet, phone, etc.) at home. However, the number of families that needed a school Chromebook was much higher when you [...]

Keeping students engaged and learning presents many challenges during the coronavirus pandemic. It is important not to let students fall through the cracks, and so, here at Atlantis, we are taking a very deliberate approach to remote learning. First, we made sure all families could access remote learning, which meant having “paper and pencil” resources. Next, we worked to fill in gaps in resources by providing school Chromebooks to families and connecting families to internet service providers that are offering support to low-income families. As we ramped up our remote learning, we began to use our existing online education tools in addition [...]