Thomas Zellars

Name: Thomas Zellars
Title: Dr. Zellars - Superintendent
Affiliation:

County: Washington
District: Avella Area
School:

1000 Avella Rd

Avella, PA 15312

E-mail:

ACTIVITIES:

The Jr.-Sr. High School is completely networked with fiber and twisted-pair - There is connectivity between schools (we have only two schools in our district on the same site) The central office is networked to both the Elementary and High School offices.

BARRIERS:

[No information provided.]

GOALS:

To network the elementary classrooms to the elementary lab - and to provide complete access for all teachers and students to both libraries and to the Internet.

INFORMATION NEEDED:

Educational value of the Internet

How students, teachers and administrators can gain access to the network

Strategies for effective leadership

Professional development

Funding sources

COLLABORATIONS:

EXPERTISE:

Technical support

SUPPORT:

We have a classroom teacher who is our technical expert - Many of our teachers are trained in the use of networks. Each secondary teacher has a classroom computer. The high school teachers have been in-serviced.

SUSTAINABILITY:

Set-aside in operating budget

Grants and donations

SCOPE:

classrooms

NETWORKING SUPPORTS REFORM:

Yes

How technology assists reform:

Enhances community involvement

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:

* I would like to bring my technology coordinator with me. (Alt. phone: 222-7380)

EXPECT TO ATTEND:

Yes