How UpMobility Foundation Made Remote Learning Happen in the Little Falls City School District

The Little Falls City School district (LFCSD) was more prepared than many school districts for remote learning in the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic. As a result of Little Falls City School district's long association with UpMobility Foundation, most middle and high students were immediately provided with Chromebooks if they did not have access to a computer at home. Within about a month of the shutdown, students in grades three to five without computer access were also given Chromebooks. Additionally, the transition to remote learning was made easier by the fact that the district had already had years of daily tech support from Connecticut-based Trusted Technologies—an advantage that was also provided by UpMobility Foundation. Trusted Technologies services included a much-utilized tech support hotline for students and teachers.

Additionally, UpMobility was able to help to provide WiFi access points around the city of Little Falls and in rural areas with sufficient cell signal coverage. As a result of these efforts, the number of students and teachers with limited or no internet access dropped from about 60 districtwide at the beginning of the closure to under  20 students out of 1,075 students districtwide. UpMobility Foundation remains committed to advancing education as well as giving back to the city of Little Falls.