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Gateway Family Tech Support Guide

Everything you need to know about support available from Gateway and the community to ensure all students can participate fully in learning experiences from home.

Computer Access

Gateway Public Schools has transitioned to a 1:1 computer model. All Gateway students will be issued a Gateway computer to be used for their Gateway classes and schoolwork. Families will be picking up their student’s computer at the school between Tuesday, August 11 and Friday, August 21 at designated times. Please check ParentSquare for your student(s) pick-up date/time.

If you need more information about this process please contact us at:

Device Pick-Ups

Our top priority continues to be the safety and well-being of our Gateway families and staff members. As a reminder, anyone who is feeling ill should please stay home. At device pick-ups, we are following health precautions and social-distancing guidelines to ensure the highest safety standards for families and staff members:

  • Pick-up will be outside of the school building
  • For parents or students who walk or use public transit, we will have a station set up for safe pick-up. Parents can also drive to a designated spot where devices will be handed off (families will stay in their car during the handoff). Specific pick-up procedures will shared via ParentSquare in the near future.
  • Devices will be cleaned in advance
  • Staff will be using protective gear 

Please note that the city’s stay-at-home order allows for families to pick up learning devices at their schools.

Internet Access

Gateway is committed to all students having reliable internet access at home. There are a number of free and discounted options available listed below. If your student is in need of internet access and cannot access these programs listed below, please contact Gateway at the following:

Free Internet:

Comcast: Low-income families in the Comcast service area can sign up for 60 days of complimentary Internet Essentials service. To sign up, visit www.internetessentials.com to apply, or call 1-855-846-8376.

AT&T:  Offering two months of free service to new customers who order Access by April 30, 2020. $5/mo or $10/mo thereafter, depending on your speed. Expanding eligibility based on income and to households participating in the National School Lunch Program. Waiving all home internet data overage fees. Visit www.att.com/shop/internet/access/index.html to apply.

Discounted Internet:

  • FCC agreement stating that providers will waive late fees, not cutoff service for lack of payment, and open hot-spots https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-363033A1.pdf
  • AT&T COVID-19 Response: offers open hot-spots, unlimited data to existing customers, and $10/month plans to low income families https://about.att.com/pages/COVID-19.html
  • Verizon COVID-19 Response: no special offers, but following the FCC agreement https://www.verizon.com/about/news/our-response-coronavirus
  • Sprint COVID-19 Response: follows FCC agreement, provides unlimited data to existing customers, and, starting Tuesday, 3/17/2020, will allow all handsets to enable hot-spots for 60 days at no extra charge https://newsroom.sprint.com/covid-19-updates-sprint-responds.htm
  • T-Mobile COVID-19 Response: follows FCC agreement, plus unlimited data to existing customers, and, coming soon, will allow all handsets to enable hot-spots for 60 days at no extra charge https://www.t-mobile.com/news/t-mobile-update-on-covid-19-response

Affordable Housing Sites Internet:

San Francisco is providing free, high-quality Internet service at dozens of affordable housing sites.  Please check the Fiber to Housing website to see if your family has free internet already installed. https://tech.sfgov.org/news/fiber-housing/

Academics and Enrichment During School Closure

Gateway appreciates our partnership with families as we work together to make sure students have access to quality learning during this time and are ready transition smoothly to classroom routines and workloads when school resumes.

Please note: your child's first priority should be completing assignments from their teachers as given through Google Classroom or hard copy packets. If you have questions about what your child should be working on, please contact their teachers directly. Teachers are making every effort to support students in this time; please be patient as we all adjust to to this break from the norm.

If your child requires additional enrichment learning, please check out the following resources:

Family Resources for Engaging Students at Home - Learning opportunities and activities compiled by SFUSD.

California Academy of Sciences - Lessons, videos and activities designed by some of the city's premier science educators.

PBS Learning Media - Free learning tools for all ages and subject areas.

Metropolitan Opera: New York's Metropolitan Opera is offering free streams of iconic performances every evening.