The plan starts with what our students learn, not with what the technology offers. It also starts from what we do here, not with a comparison to other Districts. It attempts to be responsive both to the needs of the kids, and the needs of society. In this year s budget, we have a State grant plus some money provided by the Board of Ed to install wiring and pay for engineering specifications. If a final decision on the configuration of buildings is not made soon, to avoid losing the grant money, work can begin on the Middle and High Schools.
Technical support is essential to successful use of technology.
No business with hundreds of employees using this many computers operates without technical support. Note that Norwich Free Academy, which has the same size school system as ours with multiple buildings, has six people to run their system. We have none. While some students have access to computers and to the Internet at home, others do not. We also need to teach safe and responsible use of the Internet.