{"id":1518,"date":"2026-05-26T20:24:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/2026\/05\/26\/reminder-chromebook-opt-in-invitations-for-grade-6-to-12-students\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:24:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:24:01","slug":"reminder-chromebook-opt-in-invitations-for-grade-6-to-12-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/2026\/05\/26\/reminder-chromebook-opt-in-invitations-for-grade-6-to-12-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder &#8211; Chromebook Opt-In Invitations for Grade 6 to 12 Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>You will be invited to opt-in to receive a Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB)-provided Chromebook for the 2026-2027 school year if:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are the parent, family or caregiver of a <strong>student currently in Grade 6 to 8<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>You are the parent, family or caregiver of a <strong>Grade 9 to 12 student who is newly registered<\/strong> in the WRDSB and does not already have a WRDSB-provided Chromebook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Opt-In to Receive a WRDSB-Provided Chromebook<\/h2>\n<h3>Current Grade 6 to 8 Students<\/h3>\n<p><strong>If you have a child currently in Grade 6 to 8<\/strong>, you will receive a reminder message via School-Day inviting you to opt-in for your child to receive a WRDSB-provided Chromebook.<\/p>\n<h3>Newly Registered Grade 9 to 12 Students<\/h3>\n<p><strong>If you have a child who is newly registered in Grade 9 to 12 with the WRDSB and who does not already have a WRDSB-provided device<\/strong>, you will receive a message via School-Day inviting you to opt-in for your child to receive a WRDSB-provided Chromebook.<\/p>\n<p>If you wish for your child to receive a WRDSB-provided Chromebook, please<strong> complete this form by June 8, 2026<\/strong>. This will help to ensure they have a device ready for them on the first day of school in September. Paper forms are available upon request from your school\u2019s Principal.<\/p>\n<p>If you have already opted-in, or do not wish to receive a WRDSB-provided device, you do not need to complete this process.<\/p>\n<p>Students with Special Education (SEA) devices are not required to complete the opt-in process. They should continue to use the device assigned to them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong>: For the 2026-2027 school year, the opt-in process will only be offered to students entering Grades 7 to 9 or those new to the WRDSB. Students entering Grade 10 to 12 already have a WRDSB-provided Chromebook, so there is no need to opt-in.<\/p>\n<h3>Bring Your Own Device<\/h3>\n<p>Parents, families and caregivers who do not wish to opt-in to receiving a WRDSB-provided Chromebook may instead choose to provide their own device. Recommended technical specifications can be found on our website.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrdsb.ca\/learning\/programs\/elementary-school-information\/chromebooks\/\">Chromebooks for Grade 7 and 8 Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrdsb.ca\/learning\/programs\/secondary-school-information\/chromebook-project\/\">Chromebooks for Grade 9 to 12 Students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About WRDSB-Provided Chromebooks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>WRDSB-provided Chromebooks remain the property of WRDSB.<\/li>\n<li>Chromebooks will be assigned to an individual student.<\/li>\n<li>Students graduating or leaving the WRDSB must return their Chromebooks.<\/li>\n<li>Devices that are not returned will be remotely disabled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong>: The WRDSB is not responsible for the repair or maintenance of devices not provided by the WRDSB to students.<\/p>\n<h2>Tech@Home<\/h2>\n<h3>Troubleshooting Resources<\/h3>\n<p>Need help troubleshooting a technical issue with your WRDSB-provided device? Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.wrdsb.ca\/\">Tech@Home website<\/a> to find a library of guides to help you!<\/p>\n<p>For more information, reach out to your child\u2019s school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You will be invited to opt-in to receive a Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB)-provided Chromebook for the 2026-2027 school year if: You are the parent, family or caregiver of a student currently in Grade 6 to 8 You are the parent, family or caregiver of a Grade 9 to 12 student who is newly [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\" role=\"complementary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/2026\/05\/26\/reminder-chromebook-opt-in-invitations-for-grade-6-to-12-students\/\"><strong>Read more about<\/strong> <cite>Reminder &#8211; Chromebook Opt-In Invitations for Grade 6 to 12 Students<\/cite> &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1143,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1143"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1518\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}