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School-Issued Devices

Students in ninth and tenth grade should visit the Tech Office on the 2nd floor of Charger Commons to have their school-issued device repaired. A loaner laptop will be provided.

Personal Devices

Shorecrest does not provide loaner laptops to students in grades 11-12. Students, however, may choose to borrow a loaner iPad while waiting for a laptop repair. A loaner iPad may be checked out for up to two weeks. Shorecrest's Technology Team will help set up the temporary iPad with the student's Apple ID.

If you need a loaner device, please email [email protected] or stop by the Tech Office on the 2nd floor of Charger Commons.

The following lists highlight many of the program benefits to students and families as well as to the School:

Benefits to Students and Families

• Provides equitable access for all students. A school-issued program ensures all students have access to up-to-date, working equipment.
• Ensures devices meet recommended standards/specifications.
• Removes maintenance of devices from the student/family to the School.
• Supports parent requests for advanced filtering of devices. School-issued devices are controlled by the School and will fall under our firewalls.

Benefits to Shorecrest

• Ensures all students are using the same operating system across devices to promote consistency in teaching and learning.
• Ensures students are using the most up-to-date equipment so that they can run all necessary apps and software.
• Allows Shorecrest to push out licensed software to devices purchased by the school that we are unable to do with personally owned devices.
• Improves security and management of devices on the School’s network.

The technology fee of $525/year covers the following estimated costs:

Lease Purchase of MacBook Laptop: $1,200
Lease Costs: $75
4-Year AppleCare+ Warranty: $250
Laptop Case: $125
Educational Software Licensing: $150
Management Software Fee: $150
Device Maintenance Costs over 4 Years: $150

iPad
iPad Air (5th Gen) with 256GB and keyboard
iPad (9th Gen or above) with 256GB and keyboard, or
iPad Pro (3rd Gen and above) with 128GB or above and keyboard

Laptop
Macbook Air with 8GB Memory 256GB SSD or above, M1 or M2 chip
13", 14" or 16" Macbook Pro with 8GB Memory 256GB SSD or above

Shorecrest will not support other OS devices including Windows laptops, tablets and Chromebooks. Shorecrest is not able to manage these devices, control the security patch level of other operating systems, or enforce anti-virus software on these devices. Not being able to adequately control these devices poses security risks to our network. Additionally, our infrastructure is not designed to support Windows devices on a large scale the same way we can with Apple devices. Finally, many teachers use iBooks and iOS apps in their classroom that may not be available to students on Windows machines.

In order to protect our network and ensure the integrity of our ecosystem, students who choose to violate the school’s Responsible Use Policy and log in to our network with a Windows device will have restricted access. These restrictions will limit or impede their day to day school operations.

Students can email [email protected] with any questions. Students can also visit the Tech Office on the 2nd floor of Charger Commons. The office is located just to the left of the entrance.

Students are expected to follow all rules and guidelines outlined in Shorecrest's Responsible Use Policy for Educational Technology (RUP) and Upper School iPad/Laptop Contract. Updated policies and contracts will be sent to families during the summer. Students will review the policies and contracts within their advisory programs during the first week of school.

Students entering ninth grade are required to attend a Technology orientation on Monday, August 14. Students new to Shorecrest (10-12) are required to attend a Technology orientation on Tuesday, August 15. Information regarding orientation times will be sent to families in July.

Additionally, students are expected to:

• Bring a fully-charged iPad and/or laptop to school each day.
• Be the only user of the device. Students may not share devices with classmates.
• Keep all digital devices with them or secure them in their locker.
• Clearly label all digital devices with their name.
• Keep a security passcode/password on their device.

Shorecrest will have loaner iPad devices available for checkout to students who are awaiting iPad repairs or replacement. Loaners may be checked out for up to two weeks. Shorecrest's Technology Team will help setup the temporary iPad with the student's Apple ID. If you need a loaner device, please email [email protected] or stop by the Tech Office on the 2nd floor of Charger Commons.