Mount Baker School District Technology Committee
Tech. Committee Meeting Minutes
April 26, 2004
If you have questions or concerns regarding district technology policies please see your building technology committee representative:
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Sher Ross- High School representative |
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Adrienne Somera- Junior High representative |
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Virginia Smith- Harmony representative |
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Jon Anderson- Acme Representative |
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Max Duncan- Kendall representative |
Members in attendance:
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Mark Venn- Assistant Superintendent |
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Sher Ross- Library and High School Representative |
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Adrienne Somera- Junior High representative |
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Virginia Smith- Harmony Representative |
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Max Duncan- Kendall Representative |
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Jon Anderson- Acme Representative |
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Doug Sutton- Webmaster |
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Jim Frey, Principal |
v Tour of Junior High technology – Adrienne
v Bernie Barker’s classroom and the tech lab were seen.
v Neal Schlegel demonstrated some hardware and several projects happening in this classroom, primarily the result of the “no-limits” grant.
v Celebrations
v One of Virginia’s students while working on pulling clip art into a document remarked, “I love this stuff.”
v Staff development – Tech Mentor Program
v Final Tech Mentor presentations to be made to the committee 5/25.
v Inspiration software – costs – Trina
v Acme has Inspiration on all 28 lab computers. A few additional copies. Upgrade is requested.
v Harmony has 24 in lab. A few additional copies. Upgrade is requested.
v Kendall has 44 in lab with about 10 more copies in school. Upgrade is requested.
v JH have it in the lab. There are 42 scattered around classrooms. Upgrade and a few copies are necessary.
v HS does not have it in the lab. 18 copies are available in classrooms, mostly in science and resource rooms.
v Suggestion:
v Tech curriculum person learn the program and be able to teach the teachers by example, using that teacher’s students.
v Tech committee will pay for staff development; curriculum will pay for the software.
v District Tech Plan – support
v Doug walked us through the changes in the 3-year tech plan.
v Each person will go through this document by Wednesday, 4/28, and make comments about changes or lack of changes if you think there is a need.
v Must go to ESD by Friday, April 30.
v Mount Baker Institute
v Pay people to go to Inspiration Training at MBI.
v This is Mark Venn’s last meeting. Thank you, Mark, for your encouraging leadership over the last three years.
v Doug will chair for the rest of the year. Thank you, Doug.
Next meeting will be Tuesday, May 25 at High School for Tech Mentor presentations
Respectfully submitted,
Sher Smith Ross
