After approving the equipment listed below during the summer of 1999, it will be purchased and installed in October, 1999. It is not possible to over-estimate the role of technology in establishing an effective alternative school. Technology allows any student placed there to have access to his or her classroom teachers. He or she can e-mail questions and receive directions and explanations. Video equipment can capture important classroom experiences, such as labs.
Audio equipment can record lectures.
The computer allows Internet access to do research and work on projects. What all of this means is that a disruptive student can be removed physically from the regular classroom and be sent a strong disciplinary message without having his or her education interrupted. Additionally, a student who is placed there for therapeutic reasons can do the same. Equipment Required for the Alternative School Needed Equipment Qty. The effectiveness of the technology described above will be evaluated at the beginning of the year, the end of 1st semester, and at the end of the year.