Randolph Central School Information Technology Department - NY

01/27/2022

The Affordable Connectivity Program provides eligible households with a discount on broadband service and connected devices. This program provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward the internet for eligible households and up to $75 per month for homes on qualifying Tribal lands. Learn if you qualify for the program and how to apply here: ACPBenefit.org

12/01/2021

The New York State Education Department is collecting data regarding digital resource access through a Digital Equity Survey. In order to accomplish this, the New York State Education Department is asking parents or guardians to complete a survey (for each student in the family) in grades Kindergarten – 12th Grade. This survey will provide information of student access to device and internet access in their places of residence. To assist us in this process, please complete the survey at https://www.randolphcsd.org/des2021 by Friday, December 10, 2021. We thank you for your time and cooperation in completing this task.

08/12/2021

With summer school and summer camps wrapping up soon, please be sure to return your student(s) technology items (iPads, Laptops, Chargers, and Hotspots) to the High School or Elementary Main Offices by Wednesday, August 18, 2021. If you have equipment that did not get returned at the end of last school year, please bring that in as well. Thank you!

06/07/2021

On the following dates devices (iPads/Laptops), chargers, and hotspots will be collected. Please make sure your child has their device and all accessories to be returned.

- iPads: iPad, Charger Brick, and Lightning Charging Cable
- Laptop: Dell Laptop, Charger, Power Cable, and any school issued headsets
- Hotspot: Hotspot, Charger, and Charging Cable

Students will keep the neoprene laptop case for use next year, the only items that need to be returned are the items shown above.

Pre-K – 6th Grade: Devices and hotspots will be collected in the students’ classroom on Tuesday, June 22.

7th Grade & 12th Grade: Return devices and hotspots on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 (the collection location will be announced closer to the drop off date).

8th – 11th Grade: Return devices and hotspots on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 UNLESS you are taking a Regents Exam 6/17-6/24. You will return your device(s) on the morning of your Regents exam.

Remote students please return your devices, hotspots, and accessories to either the Elementary or High School office by Thursday, June 24, 2021.

Students that will be attending Summer School Classes, Summer Camps, Online Driver’s Education can keep their devices until the conclusion of those Summer programs and at that time turn their devices in for updating.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call the Information Technology office at (716) 358-7077 or email [email protected].

05/12/2021

Enrollment for the FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit is now open. This temporary benefit provides a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible consumers who are struggling to stay connected during the pandemic. Qualifying households on Tribal lands can receive a discount of up to $75 per month for service. To see if you qualify, you can visit www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit for more information.

09/29/2020

Update on the Microsoft 365 Outage:

Microsoft's mitigation strategy was successful in allowing users to sign into the previously impacted services. Their internal monitoring has validated this recovery and have received positive confirmation from customer reports. They are continuing to monitor the service and provide updates on full recovery to remaining impacted users.

09/28/2020

*** RESOLVED as of Tuesday, September 29th AM

Microsoft is currently experiencing a worldwide issue with Microsoft 365 (including Teams).

Title: Can't access Microsoft 365 services
User Impact: Users may be unable to access multiple Microsoft 365 services.
More info: Users would be unable to access Outlook.com, Microsoft Teams including Teams Live Events, and Office.com. Additionally, Power Platform and Dynamics365 properties are affected by this incident. Existing customer sessions are not impacted and any user who is logged in to an existing session would be able to continue their sessions.
Current status: We've identified that reverting the recent change did not alleviate impact to Microsoft services as expected. We're working to explore additional options for mitigation. Scope of impact: Any user may experience access problems for Microsoft 365 services.

We are monitoring the status of the application and will make another post once we know any further information.

09/01/2020

Need assistance with logging into Schoology, Microsoft 365 (aka Teams), or your School email… Give the Help Desk a call (716) 358-7077, send us an email at [email protected], or send a message here on Facebook.

08/21/2020

All Randolph Central School District students will be provided with a district device to use for the 2020-2021 school year.

Pre-K through 4th Grade - iPads
5th through 12th Grade - Laptops

These devices will travel between home and school with your student. Survey results are currently being analyzed to support families with connectivity issues.

Device pick-up is schedule for Wednesday, August 26 through Friday, August 28th from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the High School loop.

It's a GREAT Day to be a CARDINAL!!!

06/10/2020

Randolph Central will be hosting drop off days for textbooks, library books, IRLA bags, band instruments, calculators, and technology devices on Wednesday (6/17), Thursday (6/18), and Friday (6/19). If you are a special education student who is continuing with programming and or a related service over the summer, please keep your technology device until the end of summer school.

Wednesday, June 17 – 9:45 am – 11:00 am: A-C
Wednesday, June 17 – 11:00 am – 12:15 pm: D-F
Wednesday, June 17 – 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm: G-I
Thursday, June 18 – 9:45 am – 11:00 am: J-L
Thursday, June 18 – 11:00 am – 12:15 pm: M-O
Thursday, June 18 – 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm: P-S
Friday, June 19 – 9:45 am – 11:00 am: T-V
Friday, June 19 – 11:00 am – 12:15 pm: W-Z

The drop off location will be in the bus loop of the High School building, you may enter the campus from either the East or West Driveway to access the bus loop. Signs will be posted to direct you to the drop off location and how to exit the campus. Please remain in your vehicle, someone will come to your vehicle to collect the items from you.

Technology devices - Please, make sure the devices are powered off before you arrive on campus. For Laptops, go to the Start Menu – Click the Power Icon – Click Shutdown. For iPads, go to Settings – Click General – Click Shutdown (at the bottom) – Slide the power slider at top of the screen from Left to Right. When returning devices, please be sure to return the charger and any accessories (cases, headphones) that were provided. If you have a Kajeet Hotspot, please return it in the box that the Hotspot came in.

Out of an abundance of caution for our employees, we ask that you please wear a face covering throughout your time on campus. Additionally, if you are ill, symptomatic, or have been exposed to someone who is please refrain from coming onto campus. Call the Main Office at 358-7030 (Elementary School) or 358-7007 (High School) and arrangements will be made to assist you.

04/29/2020

In addition to the Wi-Fi available in the school parking lots, we now have two additional Wi-Fi areas located at the Conewango Fire Hall (12447 NE Rd, Conewango Valley – park near the orange cones with Wi-Fi signs) and Coldspring Fire Hall (2603 Route 394, Steamburg – park in parking lot). Please be mindful of not blocking any of the overhead doors at the Fire Departments when you are utilizing the hotspots.

Join the wireless network “Randolph CSD – Mobile WiFi” with security key “cardinals” to access the Wi-Fi.

04/18/2020

Want to get to Schoology in one click? https://randolphcsd.schoology.com/ - If you need your child's login information, please contact their teacher.

Schoology allows instructors, students and administrators to create a meaningful virtual classroom and extend learning beyond the boundaries of the physical classroom