Conroe’s percentage of economically disadvantaged is 32%. With this number our e-rate discount is 50%. E-rate pays for Internet connectivity, which include telephone systems, routers, switches, maintenance and communications-related expenses. With this discount we have been able to connect 100% of our classrooms to the Internet. A total of 3,225 classrooms. Thereby allow all 49,326 students to have Internet connection in their daily learning environment. Our allotment for technology expenditures per student is $242.32. With this money the district has been able to bring computers in the class room and other tablet technology Throughout the school year professional technology courses are made available during the Staff development days. Various people are in charge of the trainings depending on the skill set. The CTE directory – Gregg Shipp plays a major role in assessing the skills set needed by the teachers and assuring the training is offered. Feedback is provided at each Staff development meeting on the previous training to ensure the goals were met. This allows for changes to be made and new assessments to be put in place. Assessing the student learning with technology is performed by each Teacher on a individual basis with a set of guidelines provided by the CTE department. This allows teachers to customize their students learning through the use of the technology that has been put in place and to allow for new technology to be introduced as the student masters the previous technology. The areas that are not covered such as Voice Mail, Personal Development training, Software, personal computers, fax machines, cameras are budgeted from our Technology Expenditures Budget which is -- $11,952,500.00.
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