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Do you have any programs available? Is there anything that you could do to assist in this process?” He adds, he’d call and say, “Hey, we're trying to get families connected for virtual learning. “The big thing with that is picking up the phone and making those calls and seeing what the providers had,” he says. For instance, the school was able to pay for discounted internet for families who couldn’t afford it by discovering programs providers offered – a strategy he encouraged other tech directors to pursue when exploring access options for students. Many of these efforts were successful due to tenacity, Phyall says. These efforts led to the development of a connectivity task force, made up of the school system, elected officials, and community stakeholders.
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He also led district partnerships with Boys and Girls Club, daycares, churches, and other buildings in the community, and deployed hotspot buses that provided internet access in various community locations and more than 200 students connected daily through them.
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He also oversaw the distribution of wireless hotspots for students who live in areas not served by broadband, and worked with local providers to get discounts for families who lived in areas served by broadband but who couldn’t afford it.
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Prior to March 2020, Newton County Schools were not 1-to-1 with digital devices, but when the pandemic began, Phyall worked to deploy Chromebooks, Windows laptops, and iPads to students.