Drew School District

Technology Goals:

• To provide access to multimedia computers to all students and teachers for instruction.
• To improve teaching and learning through technology and the ability to increase student achievement.
• To improve curriculum delivery to help meet the needs for educational equity across the state.
• To improve delivery of professional development so that teachers and library media personnel will have the training they need to help students learn to use technology and the Internet.
• To improve the efficiency and productivity of administrators.

Implementation:

• Local area networks have been installed at each site using Netdays
• Internet access is available in each library/media center and the parent center
• Every classroom in grades K - 8 has multimedia computers that are networked with Internet access
• Every classroom in grades 9 - 12 will have multimedia computers that are networked with Internet access by august of 1999
• The District is attached to the State's Wide Area Network
• Students at Hunter Middle School use technology to publish a school district and community newspaper
• A computerized information hotline has been implemented.
• The District has constructed a webpage
• Every school has access to scanners, digital cameras, and desktop publishing software
• The District has applied for the erate to reduce costs for telecommunications and connections to the Internet
• Professional Development in technology is on-going
• The District is implementing Tech Prep
• Two teachers will be trained during the summer as Certified Novell Administrators
• A variety of multimedia software is available in each media center.
• The District has purchased accumulator software for electronically transferring student data over the Wide Area Network
• The District has purchased Student-Level Database software
• Teachers are using Hyperstudio and PowerPoint presentations to enhance instruction
• Every teacher and student has access to the EBSCO library database.
• Internet ready laptop computers are available for loan to parents. Internet access is provided through the District's dialup access
• An Americorps volunteer was used to help teachers and students with technology