The brickwork still needs to be finished and the sheet metal fascia will be painted to match the existing metal on the elementary building. A microwave tower that will bridge the wireless network to Ganado has been installed at the secondary school. There will be nine T-1 lines coming into a switch in our electronic room, then transferred via wireless to Ganado as part of the Region III Technology Network. The annual spring board member training sponsored by Region III and the University of Houston-Victoria is scheduled for May 16. Master Teachers will participate in 10-four hour training modules based on the Microsoft Office 2000 Professional software suite.
Training includes the use of the Internet, Web page design, and multimedia software.
Teachers learn how, when, and where to incorporate technology tools and resources into their current lesson plans, create assessment tools, and align lessons with district, state, and national standards. Kyleen Sparks will be trained this summer as the Master Teacher for this training. Donna Kutac read an award-winning essay written by 6th grader Ysenia Davila. Ysenia won first place in the WCJC region out of total of 900 entries. Mrs. Kutac reported that the elementary students were well prepared for the TAAS reading and math tests scheduled for this week.