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Homework Gap Team

New Mexico HomeWork Gap Team (NM HGT)

The New Mexico Homework Gap Team is a collective action initiative
focused on providing hotspots and devices to homebound students
and
 led by New Mexico Public Education Department (PED)
NM Indian Affairs Department (IAD), Public Schools Facility Authority (PSFA),
Department of Information Technology (DoIT),
Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) and State Library, Santa Fe Indian School (SFIS),
Navajo Nation, Community Advocacy, Community Learning Network (CLN), and more.
​
Brent Nelson
Navajo Nation

[email protected]

​Dianne Lindstrom
Public School Facilities Authority

[email protected]

Eldred Lesansee, IAD
Indian Affairs Department

[email protected] 

Eva Artschwager, MA, ABD
​Digital Equity Advocate

[email protected]

Ferdi Serim
Claro Consulting
[email protected]
Gar Clarke, DoIT
Dept of Information Technology
[email protected]

Greer Ahlquist
Education SuperHighway
 [email protected]

​Jennifer Nevarez, CLN
Community Learning Network
[email protected]

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Joy Garratt, Representative
NM House of Representatives

[email protected]

Jerry Smith, PSFA
Los Alamos County Broadband 

[email protected]
John Chadwick, PED
Public Education Department
[email protected]

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John Di Ruggiero
Teaching and Learning with GIS
[email protected]

Kimball Sekaquaptewa, SFIS
Santa Fe Indian School
[email protected]

Richard Govea, DCA
Department of Cultural Affairs 
[email protected] 

Bob Ballance
The Center for Internet as Infrastructure
[email protected]

ITDRC Project Connect

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A crew from the Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC) arrived in New Mexico, a non-profit working to support Internet connectivity for rural and Native communities impacted by COVID-19. The crew is conducting site assessments and deploying wireless access points, hotspots, and cradle points to support wireless access for community members in need.
Look for the HomeworkHub WiFi network; no password is required. 
Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC), a volunteer-driven non-profit, has provided WiFi hardware and installation free of charge through its projectConnect initiative at hundreds of sites across the country. To learn more, or to request WiFi and other IT resources in other locations, please visit ITDRC projectConnect. 
Website: https://go.itdrc.org/projectconnect

Learn More

HotSpot Mapping

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 The NM DoIT's NM Broadband Program (NMBBP) has updated the NM Broadband Map, which now includes the location of Public Wi-Fi Parking Lot Hotspots that are a combination of public, tribal, and internet service providers deployments. Each location when pinged has a “popup” informing  on location, hours, passcode requirements, and notes on social distancing and fill out your Census Survey.  Also, for those Hotspots on  tribal lands, those are for tribal members only. If anyone knows of other Hotspots, please contact DoIT.

NM Broadband Map:  https://nmbbmapping.org/mapping
Statewide Hotspot Map: www.nmhotspots.com 
WNM Hotspots: https://www.wnmc.com/wifi
EDAC Public: http://edacftp.unm.edu/gvalentin/AddrPoints_FCCMobile_bySchoolDistrict_Excel/
In addition, to assist communities and internet providers in applying for Federal Grants/Loans the NMBBP has included funded areas to include  FCC Connect America Funds (CAFI & II), USDA Reconnect Awards, and soon  the NM Public Service Rural Utility Funded areas. Added to that are shown the preliminary eligible areas for the FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (Auction 904) and accompanying that are the contested areas within New Mexico by four providers. Furthermore to assist local communities and providers the NMBBP included the State Economic Opportunity Zones and those places that meet the definition of rural or having less than 20,000 in population. Lastly, we’ve updated the coverage by technology types and providers, public facility locations, and structure points that together create a picture of broadband within New Mexico.

Surveys

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HGT Online Learning Survey - K-12 NM
A survey asking each school Tech director to provide data on need.
Approximately ¾ of the schools responded and the need is great:
Approximately 44,000 students need connectivity and
55,000 students need chromebooks/laptops.

Survey: Online Learning Survey K-12 NM
Results
PED Distance Learning Survey 
Parents can expect to spend about eight minutes per student to answer both open- and close-ended questions about their child's level of engagement in school, the family's level of satisfaction with their school’s expectations and supports, their school’s ability to meet the child’s individual needs, and their communication preferences.
Survey: New Mexico Family Education Survey (No longer active)

Survey Non-Connected Students (state.nm.us)

Connectivity During Distance Learning Survey  (CLN with ISOC NM)
CLN Connectivity survey

STEAM Hub Survey (STEAM Coalition with LANL, LANLF, CLN, etc)
STEAM Hub Survey

ChromeBooks and Devices

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Chromebooks
PED/Indian Education Department has funds to purchase 10K Chromebooks.  That order is being processed through our HP/SPA to Firefly. Following is what will be purchased, yet lots of detail with regards to deployment.
 Chromebook: https://fireflyadvantage.com/6qy22ut

Mobile Connectivity Options

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Tech Specs: https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone/lg-aristo-4-plus?sku=610214661555 ​​

​Verizon:  We’ve been meeting with Verizon (Serge Wong) together with CyberReef to bring to students CIPA Compliant hotspots to rural.  Any ideas from your side working with Jason Keene, be appreciated. Of note Verizon has been engaging DHSEM regarding a Mobility Unit or COW.  I was not able to make that meeting, yet curious of the outcome. Wynn Brannin of DHSEM is involved.

 
T-Mobile:  Another meeting with T-Mobile that included PED, PSFA, State Library, and DoIT to clarify their coverage and hotspot offerings. I was impressed with the expansion of coverage for New Mexico since we last got data from them. I asked and they provided an analysis of LTE coverage that schools have access to (attached).  To be blunt they are no longer the new kid on the block, yet are equivalent in offering to AT&T and Verizon.  Their 4G coverage is nearly all of NM.  Their hotspot offering is a $60 phone and requires a one year contract of $20 per month (Total $300).  They have provide specifications and offering support. This needs some serious consideration for school kids/families.  I have attached an analysis of school coverage they provided from data we provided them. I’d like to understand some of the columns. The phone that they’ve transformed into a CIPA compliant hotspot is linked as follows.  They have a bunch of these in inventory.  What do you think?
​​Tech Specs: https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone/lg-aristo-4-plus?sku=610214661555 ​

​Other:  We also had meetings with Kajeet whose hotspot solution is agnostic to provider, yet their inventory is zilch currently.  They’ve sold more units the last two weeks than in all of 2019. Delivery if ordered to day is end of July. Additional meetings have been with Viasat for satellite solutions and TVWS projects/grants we are a part of. ​

Resources: 2020 Broadband Strategic Plan

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Read the 2020 New Mexico Broadband Strategic Plan created by CCG Consulting and Finley Engineering for the State of New Mexico.

https://www.doit.state.nm.us/broadband/reports/nmbbp_strategic_plan-20200616.pdf
nmbbp__activities_r5.pdf
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nm_report_card_2020.pdf
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New Mexico Broadband for Education

http://www.broadband4education.nm.gov/Default.aspx

New Mexico Public Education Department

​Internet Connectivity Concerns on Tribal Lands Update
https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Revised-Tribal-Guidance-Document_FINAL_6.25.2020.pdf
Supporting Native American Education
https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NMPED_SupportDoc_NativeAmericanEducation.pdf
Indian Education Act
https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NM-Indian-Education-Act.pdf
HB0250 Relating to Indian Education Needs Assessment
HB0250: Relating to Indian Education Needs Assessment (PDF)
Tribal Education Status Report 2019-20
​https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/TESR2020.pdf 
Tribal Education Status Reports by District/Charter
https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/indian-education/reports/

COVID-19 Resources

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FOR COVID-19 INFORMATION & GUIDANCE
https://cv.nmhealth.org/


NM CORONAVIRUS HOTLINE
1-855-600-3453

https://www.alltogethersantafe.org

COVID DASHBOARDS
Arc GIS COVID-19 
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ba772aff9efc4374a3a64457b9240300&_lrsc=20f64b25-5707-4e87-a8a3-b539d7184ec2&adumkts=social&aduc=social&adum=external&aduSF=linkedin&adut=ea
New Mexico (see both pages). 
https://bao.arcgis.com/covid-19/us/state/new_mexico.html
CSSE (Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University) COVID Dashboard:
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 
NCOV2019-live
https://ncov2019.live/data?fbclid=IwAR2fFQ9a8zfUgCOiqGX2OeF4ukKJZk8R-_axbvAxcZ6WoGh4cDvwBMysU1Y
created by a high school student, Avi Schiffmann, in Washington State [email protected]

Pueblo of Sandia GIS Program’s - COVID Dashboard
https://coronavirus-resources.esri.com/datasets/tribalgis::covid-19-dashboard-new-mexico
Pueblo of Sandia GIS Program link https://sandiapueblo.nsn.us/lands/gis-program/
Social Distancing Dashboard
https://www.unacast.com/covid19/social-distancing-scoreboard 

IHS (Indian Health Services) COVID Dashboard
https://www.ihs.gov/coronavirus/ 
Navajo Nation Epidemiology Center COVID Response Hub
https://navajo-nation-coronavirus-response-ndoh-nec.hub.arcgis.com 
Tribal Epidemiology Center
https://tribalepicenters.org/tec-covid-19-resources/ 
Tribal Map - Tribal GIS COVID Overview
https://tribalgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=41bb3bd6100a4d549c5942120361ea22
ABQ Journal COVID in NM Hub
https://www.abqjournal.com/coronavirus
WHO (World Health Organization) COVID Dashboard
https://covid19.who.int 
CDC (Center for Disease Control) Dashboard
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html 


Additional Resources
Talking Points Memo  
Navajo Nation Release on strictly enforced curfews 
closing access through vulnerable tribal communities 

Funding Resources

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  • Education Stabilization Fund(NM $108+M)
    Education Stabilization Fund Discretionary Grants
  • Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund  (NM $22M)
  • HED Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
  • FEMA Resources for Tribes
    https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2020/05/01/coronavirus-pandemic-fema-assistance-tribal-governments 
  • IMLS CARES:
    https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/caresactallotmenttablefy2020.pdf
  • REDA Grant
  • NSF Grant
  • COVID Funding for Tribes - list of health-related grants
    ​https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/cooperative-agreements/covid-19.html
  • Native American Relief Fund
  • FCC Connect America Funds (CAFI & II)
  • USDA Reconnect Awards
  • NM Public Service Rural Utility Funded areas and  FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (Auction 904)
  • and accompanying that are the contested areas within New Mexico by four providers
    State Economic Opportunity Zones and those places that meet the definition of rural or having less than 20,000 in population.


​With special thanks to New Mexico DoIT, PED, DCA/State Library, IAD, PSFA, SFIS, Navajo Nation, Community Advocacy, Community Learning Network ~ New Mexico TechWorks ~ Pueblo Connect, and to additional collaborating organizations including  NAVA, MuralNet, LANL Foundation, the Northern NM STEAM Coalition, the Internet Society New Mexico Chapter, NSF, Rio Arriba County, Northern NM College, and more.
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