The district has expanded use of technology for instructional purposes, information storing and sharing, and to improve business proficiency. The implementation of the fiber-optic connectivity between each school has provided the district with huge infrastructure potential. Each K-5 school has a networked lab with at least Pentium II Compaq workstations. A comprehensive catalog of student software is available in each of the building libraries. The district library staff has invaluably supported the district infusion of technology.
Every building has access to digital cameras, scanners, and multimedia projectors.
Mrs. Olivito, Mr. Bill, and Mrs. Campbell have begun working to align technology skills and opportunities with the Illinois Academic Learning Standards and benchmarks. Dialogue with the high school has continued regarding the technical proficiencies of our exiting 8 th graders in the area of keyboarding, CPU operation and word processing skills. Developmental restrictions of number of words students can type per minute, particularly at a young age, limits much of the creative word processing that can occur. The former Exploratory lab has been upgraded and moved into the Reference Room at CJHS and is used for a variety of purposes such as Accelerated Reader, word-processing and some Internet use. Also at the junior high are the Technology Literacy Center and the midi-based Music Exploratory program.