A technology academy is being planned, which is causing excitement among staff members. When a teacher completes the academy training, a teacher station and five computers will be placed in his or her classroom. In my estimation, thanks to the efforts of many people, we've come a long way from where we were a year ago. Our job now is to keep the enthusiasm high and provide all the assistance possible to teachers so they have the time to see the value of technology in contributing to the academic success of their students. It is my belief that most schools have at least one computer available in each classroom.
Many schools boast that they have three or more computers in each classroom.
It is my strong belief that if a teacher can pop in a videotape and teach a lesson, there is no reason why that teacher cannot do the same with a floppy disk or a computer program. Next year we are requiring that teachers have e-mail accounts. The addresses will be available to parents and staff. This year we added mailboxes to the teachers' phone lines. Next year, we will eliminate voice mail and install e-mail instead.