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Learning @ the Speed of Thought... A Communications
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Many people have contributed their time and talents to the formulation of this plan. It is the result of the work of students, teachers, administrators, staff members, parents, and business and community members working together to plan for the communications and information needs of Warren Township High School. A list of the contributors to this plan follows.Established in October of 1999, this broad-based committee has reviewed past planning efforts, current data, and emerging trends in a 6-month communications and information plan revision process. Members of this committee include parents, community members, representatives from adult education providers, area businesses, students, teachers, administrators, and non-certified staff. The members of this committee have devoted a great deal of time and commitment to assure that Warren students have access to tools for communicating and accessing information. The membership list is included below: Also worthy of recognition is Greg Small of Escom, Inc., who, through his thoughtful consultations during the 1996 and 1997 fiscal years, and again during the 1999 fiscal year, has provided momentum and direction to the District’s technology planning and deployment activities. One of Mr. Small’s activities consisted of moderating focus groups; more recent activities have focused on an analysis of our Wide Area Network connectivity. Michael Angoli and his colleagues conducted a network audit to update our network diagrams, analyze capacity, and proejct budget requirements for the network components necessary for our plan. The expertise of their firm helped us leverage our dollars, phase in our projects appropriately, and provide a robust network to support communications and information access. Members of Planning Groups in Past Years To the extent that all current planning relies on the work that has come before, the following groups, who contributed to previous plans, deserve our gratitude for furthering the cause of technology at Warren Township High School: Technology Strategic Planning Task Force
This task force formed in January, 1997, to participate in state-sponsored monthly workshops which provided guidance in the technology planning process. These task force members, who were chosen based on their involvement in promoting the integration of technology with instruction and assessment, coordinated the District’s planning efforts from January to May, 1997, which resulted in the 1997 "Blueprint for Learning with Technology." Focus Group Participants, Jan.-Feb., 1996 A long list of students, teachers, parents, community members, and representatives from area businesses, agencies and schools helped plan the future of technology at Warren when they participated in a series of focus groups activities in 1996. Planning Committees—FY ‘95 Technology Plan, covering the years 1994-95 to 1996-97 Annual Assessment & Plan Team: Rich Flaker (Co-chair), Dr. Paul Prell (Co-chair), Sue Walker, Lari Garrison, Alex Richardson (past member), Jamie Jelinek (past member), Bill Chapin (purchase team), Roxane Gilbert (purchase team), Kathy Bellavia (past member), Mary Olson, Kevin Nohelty Staff Development Team: Dr. Philip Roffman (Chair), Mike Mieszala, Diane Clouser, Janet Kosonen, Gary Luke, Lisa Strosin Administrative Tech Team: Katie Sartin (Chair), Ron Meyer, Al Tamburrino, Jackie Smith Student Representatives: Chris Land, Cindy Costa Others who have assisted Telephone System Task Force Bill Chapin, Jason Jecmen, Ron Meyer, Judy Micheli, Kevin Nohelty, Mary Olson, Joe Stephenitch Media Management System Task Force Dan Bulger, Bill Chapin, Rich Flaker, Sue Walker Student Records System Upgrade Research Team Julie Cadieux, Bill Chapin, Rosemary Lips, Kim Romej, Ron Shelton, Kelly Wilkerson Library Automation Research Team Bill Chapin, Sheilah Kristiansen Educational Technology Department Staff members: For providing advise, expertise, and feedback during the planning process and for providing the muscle behind efforts to install and integrate technology after each phase of planning is completed: Howard Yundt—Network Administrator, Jean Ferrara, Henry Hasiuk, and Len Milender—Technology Technicians, Mary Andrichik and Mary Donnellan—Technology Instructional Aides, Linda Bazata—Department Secretary. Paul Monahan, Director of Custodial Services, and his staff for his endless willingness to tear down roadblocks during installation projects. |
