All of these are attached to surge-protected outlets and most have access to a networked printer. All classrooms have a telephone and most have televisions either connected to a media retrieval system or to a closed-circuit TV system. Most schools have one video camera per 500 students. Furniture in all new and renovated facilities has been purchased according to ergonomic considerations. All middle schools are participating in the Tech Tools program that involves the use of science probeware while a number of vocational classes are using simulation software and CADware.
All schools have at least one multimedia computer per five classrooms.
No schools have scanners or digital cameras at the recommended ratio. No schools currently have one projection device per classroom and no schools have a UPS on every teacher workstation. Media Centers Twelve schools currently have one OPAC per 150 students while seven schools have one research station per 100 students. With the networks in place, stations can be used as OPAC's as well as research stations. Most schools have one circulation station while four schools have two and one school has three.