We accomplished a lot and spent some money at the PA. A decision was made regarding the sign, we will be going with new letters/rails and a complete refinish on the wooden part - thank you for everyone's input on the survey and especially at the meeting last night. We are funding a great looking field trip for grades 3 and 4 to the Bow Habitat/Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery. We are also funding a visit from Hazel Hutchins, author and presenter (the timing details are still to be worked out), and Mrs. Austin has sought and received funding for Moving Up With Literacy.
The council discussion was dominated by the presentation of the new policy of network access school wide for any device the students bring in. This was presented on the blog here a few days ago and was talked about again last night. Mr. Barkley and Mr. Fero are looking for input from parents for how this will be monitored and controlled. The hardware and technology is in place but isn't turned on yet pending our input. Please revisit the post to learn what this is all about. This additional technology has the potential for enormous change at the school and parents need to be engaged and ready on this issue. Some instant questions that may come to mind:
- How will internet access be monitored?
- Will students be allowed to access the network any time they wish?
- What if they are in the playground - can they access the internet from there unsupervised?
- Is the network robust enough to protect my child's laptop from a virus that another child's laptop my have?
- What sorts of devices can the students use, laptops, iPods, netbooks...?
- How will the school ensure that student's devices remain secure at recess and lunch time?
this is great, now only if we could switch to pc's and be done with the macs
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