D.C. It has five schools, two of which are located in close proximity to the Administration Building and the Public Library. Despite the district s size, the county has installed over 1,700 computers in the schools and is conducting innovative programs to integrate the computers into the classroom. All schools are cabled with a fiber-optic backbone and twisted pair in every classroom. Temporary classrooms are connected to the main buildings by wireless access points. The county library will be added to the network in the near future.
Every school has Internet access.
According to Bruno Sestito, the Louisa County Schools IT Director, there are four keys to success. Sestito has been able to supplement that by almost one-half million dollars through various grants. He also notes that too many school systems fail to master the art of applying for grants, thereby depriving themselves of money that is available to them. Several factors come into play when deciding what hardware, software, and services to buy. Know where you are going in the long run before you start buying for the short term.