Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia hands San Jacinto Intermediate School teacher Diana Suire a laptop after as computers were distributed to teachers at the Pasadena school through a CARES Act-funded program. San Jacinto Principal Diane Phelan watches from the center.
Kirk Sides / Staff Photographer
Teachers at San Jacinto Intermediate School were surprised Wednesday to received new laptops through a federally funded COVID-relief program.
The event was part of distribution of 10,000 laptops and other digital devices worth a total of $1.2 million to Pasadena ISD through Operation Connectivity, a state program administered by the Texas Education Agency. Funded through the CARES Act, the program provides reimbursement funding to eligible school districts for technology-related purchases made during the pandemic.
Harris County also partnered with Pasadena ISD to provide 5,000 laptops and 5,000 MiFi devices for the district, through the county’s “Project 10 Million” program. The county partnered with T-Mobile to provide Internet connectivity for Pasadena ISD families.
