Parent Technology Resources

To clean the district device, follow the guidelines in the link below.
How to clean device

All devices are issued with a case and a charger. 

All students in PK-10th grade will receive an iPad.  Students in the 11th -12 th grades who currently have MacBooks will keep those devices until they graduate.  The MacBooks will then be phased out.

Low Cost Internet Options for Families

The service providers listed in the link below provide free/low cost internet to families or have pledged to refrain from disconnecting services due to non-payment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click here for more information

CISD also provides mopbile hotspots to those students that do not have Internet at home. Please contact your campus to request a mobile hotspot for internet service.

Park-N-Learn

Students and/or staff interested in this service can park in the school parking lots of any of the 7 campuses listed, and access the Internet, free of charge from their

Yes, a student’s District-issued device may be selected at random at any time during the school year for inspection to check for restricted images, settings, etc. Guardians should also feel comfortable checking their child’s device for inappropriate content at any time.

Yes, all students are allowed to bring their district issued device home.

Students should NOT personalize their district owned device with any items such as removable covers/skins, stickers, markers, etc.

The device will play an integral role in classroom instruction, so it is extremely important that students bring their device to class every day. The device will become part of a student’s necessary classroom supplies similar to a pencil and notebook paper.

If a student forgets his or her device, specific procedures and expectations will vary from school to school.  Contact the school for more information.

Families will be charged for damages and replacement costs of devices and accessories.

Maybe. If the device is reported as lost or stolen and a police report is filed, there is no cost to the student. If the device is lost or stolen with no police report, then the student is responsible for the full replacement price of the device.

Yes, if the student withdraws from CISD, they are required to return the device.

No, the device will not need to be turned in at the end of the school year. Once issued, the iPad will reside in the possession of the student until they graduate or withdraw from Crosby ISD. Devices are collected from upcoming freshmen before they advance to the high school. High school students are issued iPads with an attached keyboard.

Devices will roll out with a standard setup of applications and online resources.

Yes, students will be responsible for any unpaid fees assessed in previous years before receiving a new device.

Click here for iPad Basics

No, students will not have access to YouTube from their district issued iPad within the district or at home.

No.  Through device restrictions, students cannot connect their own iTunes account to a District issued iPad.

The mobile device handbook can be found by clicking this link.

For support on your DISTRICT PROVIDED device or application, you must complete a Technology Work Order.  Enter a Technology Work Order

Student username and password combinations can be found by INTERNAL LINK click on this link.