The Consolidated School District of New Britain has announced the launch of is temporary wi-fi network to aid students with online learning.
With the extended closure of school buildings because of the COVID-19 pandemic and teaching being moved online, the need for students to have access to computers and high-speed internet has become acute, and lack of wi-fi access has become an educational access concern.
“Our primary goal during this time of virtual learning is to ensure that our students are engaged with their teachers and classmates,” the school district says. “However, not everyone has been able to do so because of the lack of internet access in their homes.”
Starting on May 20, 2020, the school district says that it has been, “deploying mobile hotspots into select neighborhoods through the end of this school year.”
The school district says the password to its, “CSDNB_Mobile Wi-Fi network,” can be obtained by calling, “our IT Help Desk at 860-801-1223 (Spanish speaking) or 860-832-4692.”
The district says that tech support for the wi-fi system is available, “via email our contact form or you can call the CSDNB IT Help Desk at 860-801-1223 (Spanish speaking) or 860-832-4692.”
“If you are within a range of 300 feet in any direction of the center of the hotspot,” the school district says, “you will most likely be able to connect.”
CSDNB WiFi Hotspots
As published by the Consolidated School District of New Britain| Neighborhood | Center of Wi-Fi Signal | Time in Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|
| Oak-North Neighborhood | 100 West St. | 8:30 - 11:30 AM and 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
| Ellis-Buell-So Main St. | 295 Maple St., | 8:30 - 11:30 AM |
| Shuttle Meadow-Arch St. | 302 Linwood St. | 8:30 - 11:30 AM |
| Dwight-Chestnut St. (West of East St.) | 45 Dwight St. | 8:30 - 11:30 AM |
| Oak-North Neighborhood | 225 North St. | 8:30 - 11:30 AM |
| High Street (above Broad St.) | 315-281 High St. | 8:30 - 11:30 AM |
| Malikowski Circle | 12 Malikowski Circle | 8:30 - 11:30 AM |
| Farmington-Overlook-Governor-Oakland Ave. | Corner of Overlook & Farmington Ave. | 8:30 - 11:30 AM |
| Stanley Street (Above Ellis St. & below Kelsey St.) | 467 Stanley St. | 8:30 - 11:30 AM |
| Arch Street (School St. area) | Corner of Prospect and School St. | 8:30 - 11:30 AM |
| Mount Pleasant | 16 Armistice St. | 8:30 - 11:30 AM |
| East Street (around Connecticut Ave.) | 2 City Ave. | 8:30 - 11:30 AM |
| Kelsey-Rocky Hill Ave. | 183 Kelsey St. | 8:30 - 11:30 AM |
| Burritt Street (around Miller and Booth St.) | 425 Burritt St. | 8:30 - 11:30 AM |
| Black Rock-West Main (east of Corbin Ave.) | 62 South Burritt St. | 8:30 - 11:30 AM |
| Oak-North Neighborhood | 79 Clark St. | 8:30 - 11:30 AM |
| Arch-Hart Street Area | 176 Glen St. | 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
| Chestnut-East Street Area | 137 Fairview St. | 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
| Oak-North Neighborhood | 145 Lawlor St. | 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
| Oak-North Neighborhood | Yellow APT Building Corner of Oak & Putnam | 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
| West Main St. (East of Corbin Ave.) | 676 West Main St. | 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
| Farmington Ave. (area around Allen St. intersection) | 106 Farmington Ave. | 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
| Broad Street (West of High St.) | 170 Broad St. | 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
| Mount Pleasant-Corbin Ave. | 94-72 Richard St. | 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
| Stanley Street (below Chestnut and west of East St.) | 113-101 Fairview St. | 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
| Corbin Heights | 97 Walker Rd. | 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
| Glen Street-Ellis St. | 582 Arch St. | 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
| North of Allen-South of Francis St. | 24 Derby St. | 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
| Ellis-East-Rocky Hill Ave. | 549 Ellis St. | 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
| Jerome Drive | 86 Jerome Dr. | 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
| Between Broad-Myrtle (East of Burritt St.) | 54-66 Smith St. | 12:15 - 3:15 PM |
The school district does note that, “Drivers will take a break from 9:50-10:10 AM and 1:35-1:55 PM each day,” during which the hotspots will not be available.
“We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity to log on each day,” the school district says, “so your child can engage with their teacher and classmates over the next several weeks and through the last day of school.”
