# Presentation: 298145

## T. C. Williams High School

- Laptop Initiative
- 2004-2005

**Archived Information**

## ENROLLMENT

- 2000-2001			11,167
- 2001-2002			11,104
- 2002-2003			10,979
- 2003-2004			10,927
- There are approximately 3000 High School Students grade 9 through 12

## ETHNIC BREAKDOWNOF ENROLLMENT

- African American			43.6%
- Hispanic					26.8%
- White					23.0%
- Asian Pacific				 6.4%
- Native American			 0.3%

## Students hail from 88 countriesof birth and speak 69 languages.

## SPECIAL PROGRAMS ENROLLMENT

- English as a second language	22%
- Free and reduced price meals	51%
- Talented and gifted program	15%
- Special Education			16%

## Why Laptops? 

**Provide computer accessibility to ALL students**
**Familiarity, flexibility for on-line testing**
**Flexibility for Intelligent Tutoring: ****	**
**extends use of software like BoxerMath beyond the confines of  the classroom and the 90 minute class period**

**Notes:**
When you read the above information out loud you are emphasizing what needs to be known.

## Why Laptops? (continued)

-  ***Individualized***** electronic ****	****	****	****	****environment that can be ****	****	****	****configured to facilitate learning ****	****	****for those with special needs**
** ****Laptops will provide critical mass in ****	****the classroom – enough ****	****	****	****computers to do something worth ****	****doing**

**Notes:**
Read and add:
“Teachers will be able to plan lessons using the computers without having to wait for time available in the computer lab.”

## Why Laptops? (continued)

**On-Line Textbook access**
** ****Laptops are free to roam wherever ****	****	****	****students are learning; no special ****	****	****furniture required**
** ****Handy means of note taking**
** ****Uninterrupted access to electronic ****	****	****	****educational resources anywhere in ****	****	****the school, throughout the school day**

**Notes:**
When you read the above information out loud you are emphasizing what needs to be known.

## Why Laptops? (continued)

**Computers, as part of our society, are here to stay...laptops will provide **_***all***_** children an opportunity to develop computer skills needed for employment**

**Notes:**
When you read the above information out loud you are emphasizing what needs to be known.

## BUDGET

- Minnie Howard 9th Grade Center
- 	$1.8 million dollars
- T. C. Williams High School
- 	$2.6 million dollars

## BUDGET (continued)

- Minnie Howard  	900	 	Dell 500
- T. C. Williams		2600 		HP4010
- 4 year lease
- Storage
- Insurance coverage
- Repairs
- Replacement
- Converting schools to a wireless environment

## BUDGET (continued)

- Software
- Help Desk Employees

## TRAINING

- Parents
- Students
- Staff

## Parents

- Newsletters
- Back to school night
- Parent conferences
- Training sessions

## Students

- Acceptable Use Agreement
- In school training sessions
- Teacher/student training
- Peer training

## Staff

- Summer Sessions
- Staff Development
- Monthly Training Sessions
- Peer Training

## Support Services

- Technology Resource Teachers
- Provide training and support to all staff 	members
- Review and implement new software
- Help Desk
- Track computers
- Repair
- Distribution/Collection

## DISCIPLINE EXAMPLES

- Policies follow Acceptable Use Agreement
- Inappropriate  Material
- Viruses
- Music/Videos
- Intentional Damage
- Lost Stolen

## Problems

- Charging/Replacement of Batteries
- Antiquated Buildings
- Constant Monitoring of the World Wide Web
- Printing
- Electronic Mail

## What The Future Holds

- All State required Standards of Learning tests will be done on the laptops
- Students will be able to access the web and school server from home
- Homebound Instruction may be delivered on-line
- On-line Classes