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Free School Device Governance Pilot Checklist

Prepare a school device-governance evaluation with this free checklist. No account or email is required. Your selections stay on this page until you leave or reload it.

Choose a cohort and a measurable goalRecord the participating devices, rollout dates and one policy test you want to improve.Name an IT owner and an educatorAgree who deploys, who verifies classroom use and who handles support.Verify device and deployment requirementsCheck the supported agent, management permissions and school-managed Chromebook deployment requirements.Agree privacy, notice and access responsibilitiesReview who can see activity, applicable school requirements and how families and staff will be informed.Document allowed learning resources and exceptionsSelect one restricted resource and one allowed educational resource for the verification test.Capture a baseline without student-identifying dataRecord setup time, policy test results and support issues; define how improvement will be assessed.Assign a real-device verification testTest allowed and restricted access, schedule boundaries and coverage; a dashboard assignment alone is insufficient.Book midpoint and end-of-pilot reviewsAgree success criteria, support escalation and the decision to continue or stop.

0 of 8 preparation steps complete

Before deployment, work through these remaining steps:

Choose a cohort and a measurable goal
Name an IT owner and an educator
Verify device and deployment requirements
Agree privacy, notice and access responsibilities
Document allowed learning resources and exceptions
Capture a baseline without student-identifying data
Assign a real-device verification test
Book midpoint and end-of-pilot reviews

This is a planning aid, not pilot approval, a compliance certification or a guarantee of platform coverage.

Discuss a school pilot

USA and Canadian schools can discuss the current limited pilot: up to 25 supported devices, 30 days after verified deployment, with scope and availability confirmed individually. Participation does not automatically convert to a paid subscription.

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