...Title
Update on Digital Access and Inclusion for Schools during COVID-19.
...Recommendations
(a) Accept staff report on expanding digital inclusion to households of school aged students through various partnerships.
(b Approve a letter for signature by Council and distribution to internet service providers serving San José to take the following actions in light of the continuing COVID-19 emergency:
(1) Extend the interim free service at least through July 31, 2020;
(2) Sign up households who qualify for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) without requiring a letter from the school at this time because they are closed and unable to provide verification of eligibility until later in 2020;
(3) Establish a process to designate all families in schools with a high percentage of NSLP students to be eligible for the program by “auto-enrolling” the school.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-009, Staff Reports, Assessments, Annual Reports, and Informational Memos that involve no approvals of any City action. (City Manager)