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Preparing Your Equipment for the End of School

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GCALogoClear.png Preparing Your Equipment for the End of School

As the end of the school year approaches, please consider what you will need to do with your GCA-issued equipment, such as:

  • Chromebooks and accessories (charger, headset, mouse)
  • Printers
  • Hotspots
  • Additional assistive technology

Find your situation listed below and follow the specific instructions and links.  We're here to support whichever decision you have made!

Your Enrollment Decision

 What To Do With My Equipment
One of my students is graduating. 🎓
  • GCA graduates can choose to return their equipment in person on Honors Day or Graduation.  If the graduate is not attending the in-person event, they should choose alternative options also found in the survey below.
  • Siblings of a graduate who are NOT RE-ENROLLED with GCA next year and are attending the in-person event, may also choose to return their equipment on Honors Day or Graduation.

One of my students is NOT RE-ENROLLED with GCA next year, but the rest of them ARE RE-ENROLLED at GCA.

 
  • For each student NOT RE-ENROLLED with GCA, please complete the withdrawal document below.
  • For students not enrolled for the following school year, you will receive email communications about returning equipment.
  • For all your RE-ENROLLED students, please keep the GCA-issued equipment* in preparation for the next school year.
All my students are RE-ENROLLED with GCA next year.
  • For all your RE-ENROLLED students, please keep the GCA-issued equipment* in preparation for the next school year.
All my students are NOT RE-ENROLLED with GCA next year.
  • For each student NOT RE-ENROLLED with GCA, please complete the withdrawal document below.
  • For students not enrolled for the following school year, you will receive email communications about returning equipment.

*Course-specific equipment such as CTAE Windows devices must be returned by ALL students, regardless of enrollment plans. 

FAQs for Equipment Returns

Question Answer
Where should I go to return my equipment at the Graduation Ceremony or the Honors Day Ceremony?

Graduation Ceremony

  • Both the guest entrance and the student entrance will have a tent and table set up to receive returns.

Honors Day Ceremony

  • The entrance will have a table set up to receive returns.
Will I receive a receipt for my return?

Yes! 

  • For returns processed at Graduation or Honors Day, you will receive an email confirmation.  
  • For returns by courier, the driver will provide a receipt.
  • For returns by UPS, your tracking number will serve as the receipt.
What can I do if I have trouble printing my shipping labels?
  • Return shipping labels are emailed to all Legal Guardians of graduates that choose a UPS return or do not complete the Graduate Equipment Returns survey.
  • To find and use the UPS labels from the email on your smartphone, see these instructions.
  • If you're unable to print the labels, a representative at the UPS Store or access point can assist you. 

Still have questions?  Click here to submit your question to the Equipment Team.

If you have more than one Chromebook per student, multiple printers, or any GCA device you no longer need in your possession, please click here to request a return label to ship them back to GCA. 

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