The Guam Department of Education continues to move forward with plans to make portable internet devices available to students and the deadline for internet providers to submit their bids is Feb. 22, according to education Superintendent Jon Fernandez.
The public schools have as much as $8 million in federal pandemic funding, from the governor’s office, to lease portable “MiFi” devices through next school year to provide home internet access.
The schools also have been distributing laptops to students who want them and recently opened the first eight community learning centers to provide internet and computer access after school hours.
Getting more students online, and away from hard-copy learning, is key to further expanding face-to-face instruction, Fernandez told the school board Tuesday.