• In addition to facilities enhancements and COVID mitigation efforts, districts had to dramatically shift the way in which they operated and served students in light of the pandemic. From the very first days of school closures, districts developed and implemented new systems and processes to provide food directly to students and families at distribution sites established across the districts, while navigating the nationwide food supply chain issues.

    While students were learning remotely, the district also needed to ensure the students and staff had the learning devices and internet connectivity required to access the online instructional activities. This meant getting devices to students and staff, ensuring adequate network infrastructure and capacity to support the online learning management systems, and providing sufficient internet connectivity for students and staff to access the online tools and participate fully in the remote learning opportunities.

    The main investments in this area included:

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