Last Spring, we told you about the UMVRDC’s work with the Blandin Foundation’s Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities (MIRC) and PCs for People to bring at least 50 computers to distribute among school districts in Region 6W. The program, called PCs for Kids, was a huge success and surpassed initial expectations.
- MACCRAY – Chippewa County
- Benson – Swift County
- Lac qui Parle Valley – Lac qui Parle County
- Ortonville – Big Stone County
- Yellow Medicine East – Yellow Medicine County
The five participating schools are providing the computers to families in their school district who currently do not have computers or internet access. Families will also be provided with start-up incentives to local internet providers to get connected to the internet.
Lac qui Parle Valley Schools Superintendent Renae Tostenson said the gratitude expressed by the families in her district receiving the computers was overwhelming. Several families described how they would use the computers to access online learning and keep connected with school activities by visiting their school website. “It is times like that when we truly understand the impact we can have on our student’s lives,” said Tostenson.
For more information on the UMVRDC’s work with MIRC, please visit the MIRC page here on our website.
