Worth Ave. The group – now offers iPad insurance for families. If you opt for this insurance, it is an agreement between you and the company. With a price of only $24.27 per school year, parents can get unlimited rights to Der Worth Ave. Group to deposit up to $299.00 for a variety of problems, from cracked screens to theft. You`ll find more information in the flyer. Direct portal link: gpo.worthavegroup.com/gpo/citrusschools The deadline for iPad OPTIONAL insurance is September 30, 2020 October 14, 2020. There`s a zero deduction. The device, accessories and all necessary software are loaned free of charge to students, but according to district policy, parents/caregivers are financially responsible for damage, loss or theft of the device in certain circumstances. According to Mike Mullen, the district`s assistant superintendent, the school`s management owns or leases 16,500 to 17,000 iPads. INVERNESS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school office is pulling $343,000 to lend iPads after 1,100 units were damaged or not returned at the end of school in the spring.
“The district continues to track the restoration of iPads that are not returned by students or recover the cost of the iPad from families who did not return them,” Androski said. Parents sign contracts with the school district and agree to return iPads at the end of school, the newspaper reports. Mullen said the board of directors could make insurance a prerequisite. But he warned that parents could refuse and “at the end of the day they come here and say that my (child) needs an education” and the board would be hard pressed not to borrow the iPad, the newspaper reports. Citrus County Schools provides this information on optional iPad insurance for families. Members of the Citrus County School Board agreed this week to spend the money after being informed that the number of broken or missing iPads had more than doubled, the Citrus County Chronicle reported. Originally, 1,500 iPads were missing, Androski said. But staff have reduced that number to 1,100. The president, Sandy Counts, recommended using harsher language in contracts regarding the consequences of not returning iPads. School management currently offers parents iPad insurance for $24.99.
District staff were working to locate the missing equipment, Androski said. This includes locking iPads remotely when someone tries to turn them on. A message on the screen indicates that the iPad belongs to the Citrus County School District and must be returned. Kathy Androski, the council`s technical director, said the district normally sees between 7 and 10 percent of iPads damaged each year, and about 3 percent are not returned when school ends. After the last school year interrupted by coronavirus, 24% were harmed and 10% were not returned, she said.