Do I Need to Return My District Technology (Chromebooks, Hotspots, etc.)?
Updated 5.9.23
Students leaving SFUSD
Any student leaving the District is to return their District-issued Chromebook and/or Internet hotspot, including the device’s charger and cables, to their current school. High schools will communicate device collection dates and processes for graduating seniors.
Elementary Students (K-5)
Beginning in 4th grade, students at most schools begin participating in athe 1:1 Chromebook take-home program, so they are assigned a new Chromebook as long as they have turned in their previously assigned device.
Fourth and fifth grade students should not return their devices at the end of the school year, unless they are leaving SFUSD. Even students going to a different SFUSD school next year should hold onto their devices. That’s because Chromebooks and hotspots are the property of the District, not the school. So devices stay with the student until the student leaves the district. Students who are leaving SFUSD should return their devices, cords, and chargers to their school sites, where their devices will be checked in the same way that library books are.
Each school has its own process for returning District technology. If your student is leaving SFUSD and you are not sure how to return their technology, please check with their teacher or the school office.
Middle Grades Students (6-8)
Students in Grades 6-8 should continue using their assigned devices. They should should not return their devices at the end of the school year, unless they are leaving SFUSD. Even students going to a different SFUSD school next year should hold onto their devices. That’s because Chromebooks and hotspots are the property of the District, not the school. So devices stay with the student until the student leaves the district. Students who are leaving SFUSD should return their devices, cords, and chargers to their school sites, where their devices will be checked in the same way that library books are.
Each school has its own process for returning distirct technology. If your student is leaving SFUSD and you are not sure how to return their technology, please check with their homeroom teacher or the school office.
High School Students (Grades 9-12)
- Students finishing Grades 9-11 should continue using their assigned devices. They should should not return their devices at the end of the school year, unless they are leaving SFUSD.
- Graduating Seniors must turn in their District-issued Chromebook and/or Internet hotspot including the device’s chargers and cables to their current school.at the end of the school year Please check in with your student’s school site for more detailed information about their collection process.
- Those students leaving Grade 12 who are participating in Credit Recovery Programs will be provided Chromebooks from those programs, if necessary.
Need a Device?
- K-3rd Grade: The Department of Technology (DoT) is not providing Chromebooks for PK-3rd grade Students to take home. DoT is providing Chromebooks for each student to use in school.
- 4th- 12th Grade : Grades 4-12 students participate in device take-home programs. Each student is provided with a Chromebook and charger.
- Students bring their charged device to school every day for in-class learning and then take it home for homework purposes. Devices are signed out to students in the same way that library books are.
- However, students should only return their devices at the end of the year if they are leaving SFUSD; if they are going to a different SFUSD school next year, they should keep their device.
How to return your students district devices
- If you are leaving, or have left, SFUSD, return district technology to the last SFUSD school you attended.
- If you cannot get to your former school, you may also leave your items (with charging cables) in the drop box at 555 Franklin St. The lobby may be accessed Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
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This page was last updated on August 4, 2023