MUSD, PUHSD to receive new tech equipment from County

Menifee Union School District and Perris Union High School District will receive extra laptops and mobile hot spots to facilitate distance learning, thanks to CARES Act funds allocated by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.

Nineteen school districts throughout the County will receive computer equipment totaling $10 million, the County Office of Education announced this week. The program is part of the office’s “All for One” campaign, first announced in August and designed to help serve students’ technology needs.

MUSD will receive 500 laptops/tablets and 100 mobile hot spots, according to a news release. PUHSD will receive 750 mobile hot spots.

“The All For One Campaign was launched exactly for this reason — to provide funds directly to districts to address students’ needs related to distance learning,” said Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Judy D. White. “As schools and districts prepare to offer hybrid and in-person learning over the coming months, elements of distance learning will remain a necessity in socially-distanced classrooms, for completing homework, and to ensure continuity of education if COVID-19 or other emergencies force school closures.”

More information on supporting the “All For One” campaign is available from the RCOE Foundation at http://www.rcoe.us/foundation/all-for-one. Tax-deductible donations can be made on the RCOEF “All For One” GoFundMe page at charity.gofundme.com/all-for-one-rcoef or by sending a check to Riverside County Office of Education Foundation, Attention: Ed Lewis, Foundation Director, P.O. Box 868, Riverside, CA 92502-0868.