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Ogden School District to Provide No Cost Meals to All Students

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Ogden School District to Provide No Cost Meals to All Students For the Remainder of the 2022-2023 School Year

OGDEN, Utah – Nov. 2, 2022 – The Ogden School District Child Nutrition Department is pleased to announce that effective November 2, 2022 through the remainder of the school year, all breakfasts and lunches served to all of our students will be free of charge. The Child Nutrition Department has elected to use available State Reimbursement funding to cover the costs of the meals for the remainder of the school year for students who do not financially qualify for free school meals. We hope this decision will benefit families by easing the financial burden of paying for school meals.

Please note this is for the 2022-23 school year only. Parents will need to plan on submitting a free & reduced meals application or pay for school meals for the 2023-2024 school year. The Ogden School District Child Nutrition Department will re-evaluate the opportunity to offer meals at no cost to all students in the future, based on available funding.

This news builds upon the announcement made on August 19, 2022 that eight of the 18 schools in Ogden School District had qualified for inclusion in the USDA’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program, which provides funding for school meals in school communities with high rates of poverty.

Bonneville Elementary, Heritage Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary, James Madison Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Odyssey Elementary, Mound Fort Jr. High and George Washington High School are the schools that had already qualified for the federal CEP funding during the 2022-2023 school year. Now, Ogden School District has ensured that students at all other District schools will receive no cost meals for the remainder of the school year.

For more information, contact Jer Bates, Director of Communications or visit www.ogdensd.org.

Filed Under: Business, Community, Uncategorized Tagged With: Child Nutrition, Community, Ogden, Ogden School District

The Ogden School District Board of Education has approved a proposal to establish a wireless network that can provide free internet access at home to any Ogden student in need.

Chief Technical Officer Casey Bowden delivered the presentation during the Feb. 18, 2021 Ogden Board of Education meeting. The proposal was unanimously approved by all board members present. LTE is a term used in cellular communications to refer to Long Term Evolution, the current global standard in high-speed cellular technology. “Ogden SD LTE” (Ogden School District Learning & Technology Elevated) will create a mesh network providing coverage throughout all of Ogden City.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic Ogden School District had been working towards the goal of 1:1 technology; one personal technology device such as a tablet or Chromebook for every student in the district. With the state directive for all schools to switch to remote learning in March 2020, Ogden School District accelerated the process and achieved 1:1 status during the 2020-2021 school year. Ogden School District also acquired over 1,000 mobile wireless hotspots to provide internet access to every family that indicated they did not have reliable internet access outside of school. These third-party mobile hotspots, while a helpful temporary solution, are not viewed as an ideal long-term solution.

“Right now hotspots with unlimited data… from [a third-party vendor] cost about $20 per month. Looking at this model we’re looking at about $2 per month. Imagine what you could do with unlimited internet to any number of students in the district… it’s so amazing!” Bowden said during his presentation to the board.

This is the culmination of a process which has taken over a year to develop. Now, with board of education approval, the will move from concept to implementation with the first of several radio towers transmitting the wireless signal expected to be functional in approximately eight weeks with the entire network expected to be online in less than 12 months.

The Ogden SD LTE is not a competitor with commercial internet access. The network will be available only through school-issued devices and will provide high-speed CIPAcompliant internet access via the UEN network. This means that students will have unlimited access to educational resources, but will be restricted from commercial and recreational internet access such as game and video streaming services.

“All of our Chromebooks would be preconfigured with our hotspots and our hotspots would be on our LTE back to our network, through our firewalls, our filtering; all of the safety precautions we have at school, they would get instantly at home,” Bowden explained. He added, “this technology has the potential to change Ogden School District forever.”

About Ogden School District:

Ogden School District serves the city of Ogden, educating approximately 11,500 students. The district has a tradition of academic excellence enhanced by the values of a culturally rich and diverse community. Roughly 55% of Ogden students are ethnic minorities and approximately 75% come from low-income homes. For more information visit www.ogdensd.org.

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Free Internet Access, Ogden, Ogden School District, Wireless Network

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