How the Granby Public Schools utilizes and 

benefits from technology through the “Computers 

for Learning” Program

Images and screenshots on this slide from www.granbyschoolsma.org on 8/29/18
Background Information

• The Granby Public Schools consist of two buildings:

– East Meadow School

– Granby Jr. Sr. High School

• There are more that 350 computers in use between the two schools

• Due to budgetary constraints, many of the computers were acquired 

through donations mostly through the Computers for Learning Program 

(CFL).

• As of today, 100% of the computers in use at the Granby Jr. Sr. High School 

were acquired through donations

 The majority of the donated computers were 

provided by the CFL program through the dedicated 

staff at Westover Air Reserve Base.
How does the CFL program help us?

• Access to computers for public education is no longer a novelty; it is a necessity.

– Acquiring technology skills is essential for students to be successful in college 

and ready for employment.

– Technology is necessary to deliver course content in most classes, not only 

computer courses. It would be very difficult to effectively today’s curriculum in 

content areas , such as English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, etc. 

without access to technology. 

– The CFL provides the necessary computers for schools to meet the digital 

learning needs of students when the local school does not have the financial 

resources to do so on their own. 

The next set of pages will provide examples of how these computers help. 

All of the computers in the following pictures were 

provided by Westover Air Reserve Base!
Granby Jr. Sr. High School

Room 113 Google Lab

The above classroom is used by grades 7 -12. 

Students are taught advanced computers skills 

and also use this lab for research projects. 

The Dell laptops in this lab were recently 

donated by Westover Air Base. The laptops 

were configured to function like 

Chromebooks. Chromebooks have become an 

important instructional tool in schools and we 

were grateful to receive these laptops.
Granby Jr. Sr. High School Library

Today, much of the research done in the library utilizes the computer and internet. The library at 

the Granby Jr. Sr. High School is also used for grades 7 & 8 computer classes where students 

continue to learn about “Digital Literacy.” Most of the classes taught use online internet 

resources.

The Lenovo laptops below are used 

everyday for classes in the library. Their 

slim profile makes it easy to move them 

around the library for activities requiring 

such.

The HP 6005’s are deployed 

throughout the library for student use.
Granby Jr. Sr. High School

Advanced Computer Courses

Computer Lab Room 109

• The above classroom is used for advanced computer classes such as:

• Advanced Computer Applications

• Graphic Arts

• Computer Assisted Drafting

• Advanced Placement Computer Science

Since these 

courses require 

computers with 

adequate 

processor speed 

and additional 

memory (RAM), 

the donation of 

HP 6005 desktops 

from Westover 

was very helpful.
Granby Jr. Sr. High School 

Classroom Computers

• All of our classrooms have 

internet accessible computers. 

• Almost all of the computers at 

the Granby Jr. Sr. High School 

were acquired from CFL 

through Westover. 

• These computers are used 

continuously throughout the 

day by teachers and students 

for various learning activities. 

They are a vital part of all 

educational programs.
West Street School – Library/Media Center

Grades PK - 3

Although the West Street 

School has since closed, for 

more than ten years, it 

operated exclusively on 

donated computers. Many 

of the donated computers 

were acquired through the 

CFL.

The CFL computers at West 

Street allowed the students to 

learn very important 

technology skills during their 

formative years such as:

• Basic Computer use and 

navigation

• Computer safety, etiquette 

and appropriate use, etc.

• Basic online research
The CFL program provides a vital resource for the 

Granby Public Schools so that our students can 

engage in learning activities necessary for success 

beyond high school. 

We are very grateful for the dedicated staff at 

Westover Air Reserve base and their tremendous 

support. 

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