Portland Public Schools Distributes Chromebooks Available For Pick Up Thursday And Friday

Press release from Portland Public Schools:

April 2, 2020

Dear PPS families,

Any PPS high school student that is in need of a device can now go to any of the nine distribution sites this Thursday or Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to receive a chromebook. Even if you did not already fill out a device loan survey, you may still pick up a device at:

• Benson High School - 546 NE 12th Ave
• Cleveland High School - 3400 SE 26th Ave
• Franklin High School - 5405 SE Woodward St
• Grant High School - 2245 NE 36th Ave
• Jefferson high School - 5210 N Kerby Ave
• Madison High School @ Marshall Campus - 3905 SE 91st Ave
• Roosevelt High School - 6941 N Central St
• Wilson High School - 1151 SW Vermont St
• PPS District Office - 501 N Dixon St

PLEASE NOTE: These chromebooks are for loan and intended for students who do not otherwise have an internet-capable device at home.

Students DO NOT need to be accompanied by a parent, nor will they be asked or required to complete a Device Loan Agreement. Students will need one of the following pieces of information to receive their device:

1. A current school ID card OR;
2. Picture ID and be able to provide their student ID # OR;
3. Simply provide their student ID # to staff on site

You will not be allowed to check out a device for a younger sibling, other family, or a friend. Families that have NOT completed the device request form for children in lower grades will not be able to retrieve devices for them when helping get their high school student a device.

Additionally, the collection of a device can only be done by the student, their parent/guardian, or a PPS administrator at this time.

We look forward to seeing you!

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