This was one way to fund programs that were difficult to initiate or maintain due to decreasing enrollments. Enrollment dropped from 289 in 1976 to about 180 in 1998-99. In November 1996 a district technology coordinator was hired as a part-time position. Each classroom has one iMac computer on moveable carts. Our entire building was networked during the summer of 1998.
Every classroom has two Internet drops.
Max School offers centralized Internet service by offering two dial-up Internet connections for the Senior Citizen Center and the Max Public Library. The high school has an Interactive TV system connected to a number of area schools, through which foreign languages and other electives are taught. Mid-Continent Cable TV feeds directly into every classroom. Adult Technology classes are offered to the community throughout the school year. Topics have included Windows 98, Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Desktop Publishing, Scanning, Web Design, Internet, and PowerPoint.