William Watson
Name: William Watson
Title: School Psychologist
Affiliation:
County: Allegheny
District: Montour
School: K-12
Address:
Montour High School Clever Rd.
McKees Rocks 15136
Phone: 787-2080
FAX: 494-9747
E-mail:
- ACTIVITIES:
- All buildings within the district are networked;
Attendance, purchasing, student records, and E-mail.
Each building library is connected to internet.
Two classrooms are connected to the Internet.
All of the internet connections are individual.
- BARRIERS:
- The district does not have a technology coordinator
Funding has also been a problem.
- GOALS:
- The district intends to hire a technology coordinator prior
to the 1997-98 school year. The coordinator will work with
other stakeholders in the district to develop goals.
- INFORMATION NEEDED:
- Educational value of the Internet
- How other school districts are using the
network
- How students, teachers and administrators can
gain access to the network
- Strategies for effective leadership
- Professional development
- Technical architecture
- Funding sources
- COLLABORATIONS:
- Would like to be part of a consortium
- EXPERTISE:
- SUPPORT:
- The district has 4 computer teachers on staff.
- SUSTAINABILITY:
- Set-aside in operating budget
- Grants and donations
- SCOPE:
- classrooms
- NETWORKING SUPPORTS REFORM:
- Yes
- How technology assists reform:
- Allows improvement in teaching strategies
- Brings additional resources into the classroom
- Increases the relevance of student learning
- Reduces isolation of the school and classroom
- COMMENTS:
- [No information provided.]
- EXPECT TO ATTEND:
- Yes