A new addition to the high school's technology resources is the TOPS lab, a geographical imaging lab that offers students the opportunity to design solutions to problems in their community. At present, Lakeside students are helping redesign the district's bus routes and creating a detailed map of the school's landscape. This small community's schools share a common campus and a common history. Lakeside students can complete 13 years of public school, beginning in the kindergarten classes at one end of the campus right up through graduation at the other end. Professional development sessions are held onsite in the high school computer lab, a short walk for teachers from the elementary and middle schools.
Teachers can call on one another to practice their skills and troubleshoot problems.
As the teachers at Lakeside School District begin to transfer their experiences to classroom activities for students, the benefits of learning together and having easy access to share expertise is evident as a key to making their technology plan successful.