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Dover-Eyota Schools has high hopes for Netbook program
Wed, May 18th, 2011
Posted in Dover Education
Posted in Dover Education
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School board officials returned from their visit with Van Meter School District in central Iowa with high hopes of the new Netbook program that will begin next fall. Every student in grades 9-12 will be handed a Netbook, which they will have throughout their time while in the Dover-Eyota School District. The main focus of last Tuesday’s board meeting involved the first reading of the new policy handbook that will be handed out to families.
Information in the handbook included software descriptions, technical support, protecting and storing, and an insurance option available to the families while in use by the students. The insurance agreement offers families a twenty-five dollar annual insurance premium, a twenty-five dollar deductible per repair, and a fifty dollar deductible per replacement. Coverage shall be limited to two claims per year. The families do not have to participate in the insurance program if they are not interested. If stolen, the Netbook will be replaced with a properly filed police report. The families will be expected to cover the costs for replacing the computer if it is lost.
School board officials shared some of the benefits of the program that are being experienced with other schools across the country. Given the location of Dover-Eyota School District, students aren’t allowed the possibility of exploring the aspects of diversity as with many of the larger schools in Minnesota. A school in Michigan is collaborating with a school in Australia with the use of the Netbook, which enhances the object of diversity according to high school Principal Todd Rowekamp.
School officials asked members of the Van Meter School District if they recognized any drawbacks with the Netbook program in their school system. They acknowledged the desire to get the Netbooks into the hands of students at an earlier age. Van Meter currently issues the computer to students in sixth grade and above.
The school will hand over the Netbooks to students and families in August. The families will be able to learn all the specifics using the Netbook and will sign out the computer at this meeting, according to technology coordinator Bryan Berg.
Berg expects no issues in keeping up with the maintenance of the Netbooks. Tech support roles will be carried over from the current labs at the school to offering support with any issues that may arise with the Netbooks.
Dover Eyota School will pay for the Netbooks from general funds that were used to keep current computer labs up to date according to Gary Bethcer, human resource manager.
The school approved the payment of special district bills totaling $168,720.28, regular district bills totaling $100,912.58, and approved the treasurer’s report of liquid assests totaling $1,808,924.58.
Fourth grade teacher Jeremy Campbell will be moving to St. Louis at the end of the school year. Interviews were held on Thursday, May 12, to fill the vacancy for the coming school year next fall.
Students returned from a trip to Spain and spoke to the board about their travels. The students had a great time and found the language barrier to be of no real significance with many of the locals wishing to learn English. Several of the students hope to participate in a study abroad program while attending college after graduating from Dover Eyota.
Information in the handbook included software descriptions, technical support, protecting and storing, and an insurance option available to the families while in use by the students. The insurance agreement offers families a twenty-five dollar annual insurance premium, a twenty-five dollar deductible per repair, and a fifty dollar deductible per replacement. Coverage shall be limited to two claims per year. The families do not have to participate in the insurance program if they are not interested. If stolen, the Netbook will be replaced with a properly filed police report. The families will be expected to cover the costs for replacing the computer if it is lost.
School board officials shared some of the benefits of the program that are being experienced with other schools across the country. Given the location of Dover-Eyota School District, students aren’t allowed the possibility of exploring the aspects of diversity as with many of the larger schools in Minnesota. A school in Michigan is collaborating with a school in Australia with the use of the Netbook, which enhances the object of diversity according to high school Principal Todd Rowekamp.
School officials asked members of the Van Meter School District if they recognized any drawbacks with the Netbook program in their school system. They acknowledged the desire to get the Netbooks into the hands of students at an earlier age. Van Meter currently issues the computer to students in sixth grade and above.
The school will hand over the Netbooks to students and families in August. The families will be able to learn all the specifics using the Netbook and will sign out the computer at this meeting, according to technology coordinator Bryan Berg.
Berg expects no issues in keeping up with the maintenance of the Netbooks. Tech support roles will be carried over from the current labs at the school to offering support with any issues that may arise with the Netbooks.
Dover Eyota School will pay for the Netbooks from general funds that were used to keep current computer labs up to date according to Gary Bethcer, human resource manager.
The school approved the payment of special district bills totaling $168,720.28, regular district bills totaling $100,912.58, and approved the treasurer’s report of liquid assests totaling $1,808,924.58.
Fourth grade teacher Jeremy Campbell will be moving to St. Louis at the end of the school year. Interviews were held on Thursday, May 12, to fill the vacancy for the coming school year next fall.
Students returned from a trip to Spain and spoke to the board about their travels. The students had a great time and found the language barrier to be of no real significance with many of the locals wishing to learn English. Several of the students hope to participate in a study abroad program while attending college after graduating from Dover Eyota.
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