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Fitch Affirms Minooka Community High School District 111, IL ULTGOS at ‘AA-’; Outlook Stable
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As part of its continuous surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings affirms the following Minooka Community High School District 111, IL (the district) unlimited tax general obligation (ULTGO) bonds: –$10,000,000 GO refunding school bonds, series 2008, at ‘AA-’. The Rating Outlook is Stable. RATING RATIONALE: –The district benefits from its desirable residential location …

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Hillsborough teachers and district spar over money as contract talks resume
By Tom Marshall, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, June 28, 2011 TAMPA — There was one thing school district and teachers union negotiators could agree on Tuesday as annual contract talks got under way in Hillsborough County: It could be worse. While neighboring districts are facing teacher layoffs and furloughs amid historic state funding cuts, officials here have narrowed their own shortfall to just …

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State OKs Orcutt-Los Alamos school district merger
With state support sealed, the Los Alamos School District is just one hurdle away from merging with the nearby Orcutt district.

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Trenton school district, former superintendent part ways
TRENTON — The school district is trying to leave its troubles of the last two years behind as officials announced the permanent departure of former superintendent Rodney Lofton and a much-improved financial audit.

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School districts in United States handle public education of all government-funded schools. Among the many school districts in America that gives importance on educational technology is the West New York School District. They believe that it is a cumulative process that helps students achieve their fullest potentials in the IT world.

They believe that educational technology will attract many resources, opportunities and good communications in the local and global communities. They are committed in preparing the students to work in the ever changing technological pace and growth with regard to all aspects of life. They see to it that all the students, teachers and staff are competent enough to use IT tools, to communicate well and solve delicate problems easily.

West New York District’s Technology Plan

The district’s technology 2007-2010 plan is an approved document wherein the members of the West New York School System are committed to meet the needs of the urban student population. It aspires to enhance each child’s love of learning, to potentially develop a feeling of self-confidence and to help recognize the positive nature of their cultural diversity.

The success of the plan relies on the system implementation and equipments to be used. The district’s technology infrastructure includes 13 sites that act as the Network Operations Center. The 25MB internet connections and 10/100 Ethernet Cisco switches are connected in rooms to accomplished data and voice management. The district also acquires an AS/400 mid-range computer in used by the central office business department to handle the district’s human resources and financial management.

A software program called SERTS works in requisitions, orders and inventory that supports an on-line survey system and its website. The site includes updated educational information and uses also uses ConnectEd to send personalized messages to the parents, staff, faculty, and students. The district facilitates telecommunications and wireless network to over 2,200 computers and laptops for the students and faculties. All the employees have e-mail accounts that connect through a Microsoft Outlook Web Access web mail.

Resources and Implementation

Students from kindergarten to the sixth grade are equipped with computers. A formalized computer instruction is administered for the first graders. They are scheduled to use the available resources in their media centers or computer laboratories. The class can entirely use laptop computers to integrate technology in classroom discussions. All the fourth year students are evaluated for computer literacy.

Middle school students such as seventh and eighth grades have state-of-the-art classrooms with computers, large screen TVs, streaming videos, VCR and DVD. The student’s media centers are equipped with wireless laptop computers, multi-media projectors and digital cameras in their large computer laboratories.

However, the high school students have eight computer labs, a portable wireless laptop station and an Interactive Television classroom with an extensive range of elective computer courses. The students are given opportunities to enroll in the Intermediate Computer Applications to receive Microsoft Certification.

West New York School District had plans for 2010 to expand technology services and inventory. This will also maximize student academic achievement by maintaining and upgrading the district’s wide technology in the next level. Technology maintenance is also one of the main focuses in preparedness to the growing technology of computers. All these goals are foster with the full support of the staff, students, parents and the community for a better tomorrow.

We recommend: Barbara Harvey, School BoardBRADENTON HERALD EDITORIAL | District 1 incumbent’s skills, experience …
Well known in the community for her service and commitment to children, Manatee County School Board incumbent Barbara Harvey remains passionate about education, too. Now in her third term on the board, she’s focused on academic and fiscal accountability, safe and orderly schools, and open communication with the public.

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School District to trim utility costs by hiring consultant
The Manhattan Beach Unified School District spent $1.3 million on utilities in 2009-10. Now, the district plans to cut utility costs down by at least 25 percent in the coming years by hiring a consulting company.

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San Bernardino City Unified School District Selects AssetWorks for Fixed Asset and Inventory Valuation Services
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA–(Marketwire – March 3, 2010) – AssetWorks, a leading provider of technology and professional consulting solutions for asset and infrastructure-intensive organizations, today announced that it has been selected to provide comprehensive fixed asset and inventory valuation services to the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD).

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