Many schools have started the process to develop their plans. Standards throughout the consortium are relatively current and consistent with State standards and practices. A recent survey of the status of school infrastructures and hardware inventories showed that of the 26 schools that make up the consortium, eight had their entire building wired and networked as well as connected to the internet, nine were in the process of putting bids out for having their building wired and connected and the remaining nine were looking at beginning the process sometime during the 1997-98 school year. A web site for Great Western Network began in late spring of 1997 utilizing Consolidated Telephone Companies web server. Another standard that the consortium has agreed upon is the utilization of Category 5 cabling to allow implementation of Fast Intranet traffic.
All learners have a stake in education technology planning.
Student representation comes in various forms at the district level through the site facilitator. This group of individuals helps to facilitate and monitor the process and the progress toward our strategic vision. Ad hoc working committees are set to complete specific tasks under the lead of the director of the consortium. The view of the Technology Planning members is that the planning process must be ongoing. As changes are continual and accelerating we must be flexible and able to adjust to the changes.