School District Eyes Grant
Money Could Boost Classroom Technology
Posted: November 5, 2012 at 5 a.m.
A laptop for every student, more counselors, coordinators responsible for fostering parent partnerships, more after-school programs and teacher training are all part of the vision cast for the Rogers School District in an application to the national Race to the Top grant.
By The Numbers
Grant
The grant is divided over four years and all Rogers schools, including two scheduled to open in 2013, Janie Darr Elementary School and New Technology High School. Programs would benefit all students, administrators said.
Project costs over four years:
10,000 computers — $10 million
800 charge carts — $1.7 million
500 interactive white boards — $1 million
Internet service/software/wiring — $705,000
Reading/math materials or software — $1.44 million
Consultants to train teachers — $800,000
Supplies for New Technology High School — $1.5 million
Family night materials — $24,000
Multi-station gym packages — $1.2 million
After-school teachers (hourly) — $375,000
Partnerships with nonprofit agencies — $320,000
Office supplies — $12,000
Source: Race to the Top application
Personnel grant would add:
Two computer techs
Substitute teachers
Four reading/math coaches for teachers
Two career counselors
Two social workers
Four middle school counselors
Two certified teachers for night school
Two data coaches
Grant administrator and assistant
Instructional parent coordinator/facilitators
Source: Race to the Top application
Web Watch
Grant Application
To see the Rogers School District’s application for a Race to the Top grant go to www.nwaonline.com/documents.
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Ah, wonderful technology and counselors! But will there ever be money directed to ensuring that students are able to write a well-reasoned, grammatically correct and coherent essay, or be instilled with ideas of self-reliance, self-initiative, and work ethics? The lack of these skills in the work force is one of the biggest challenges employers face today.
Posted by: RDodger
November 5, 2012 at 8:44 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
RE "But will there ever be money directed to ensuring that students are able to write a well-reasoned, grammatically correct and coherent essay..."
Some money is already directed to this end. However, as long as Teabaggers who know no better than to complain about the cost of educating children are able to influence the financial support of education, it won't be enough. This skill-- like most valuable skills-- is hard to teach, and hard to evaluate; it costs money that quite a few people don't want schools to have.
RE "...or be instilled with ideas of self-reliance, self-initiative, and work ethics?"
That is primarily the job of the parents. Schools would have a better chance of reinforcing these traits if parents hadn't divested the public schools of the authority over students that should be concurrent with responsibility for them.
Posted by: AlphaCat
November 5, 2012 at 10:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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