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The Technology Referendum: How will each school benefit?

As referendum day draws closer, more parents are asking how our schools will benefit if the ballot question is successful. Over the course of the 10-year levy, all buildings will receive funds for technology improvements.

Here is what all school buildings can expect over the first two years of the 10-year plan:
  • Improved, interactive website to make it easier for parents to find information and connect with teachers and for students to interact with course/class content
  • Improved wireless access to use devices anywhere in our buildings
  • Replace or purchase new LCD projectors for classrooms
  • Improved internet access to support instruction through increased bandwidth
  • Increased ability to save student-developed electronic work through additional network storage
  • Support teachers in instructional innovations through "in-house" grant opportunities
While all schools will benefit from the referendum, the funds will be disbursed according to needs. Building needs vary, but those with the greatest need of updated infrastructure, student devices and teacher devices will receive initial funds in order to bring about a level of equity throughout the District.

Additional technology improvements will be made to each building in the first two years of the 10-year plan:
Kindergarten Center: Sound reinforcement systems to ensure all students can hear the teacher, wireless access to use devices anywhere in the building, two mobile carts of iPads, interactive whiteboards

Victoria Elementary: two additional mobile carts of iPads, interactive teaching devices

Bluff Creek Elementary: two additional mobile carts of iPads

Chaska Elementary: two additional mobile carts of iPads, interactive whiteboards, sound reinforcement systems

Chanhassen Elementary: two additional mobile carts of iPads, sound reinforcement systems

Clover Ridge Elementary: two additional mobile carts of iPads, interactive teaching devices*

East Union Elementary: improved wireless access to use devices anywhere in the building, an additional mobile cart of iPads

Jonathan Elementary: two additional mobile carts of iPads, interactive teaching devices*

Pioneer Ridge Middle School: updated and expanded Project Lead the Way program equipment, introduction of sound reinforcement systems, wireless access across the building, support for accessing electronic science curriculum materials, classroom responders

Chaska Middle School East: updated and expanded Project Lead the Way program equipment, introduction of sound reinforcement systems, wireless access across the building, support for accessing electronic science curriculum materials, classroom responders

Chaska Middle School West: updated and expanded Project Lead the Way program equipment, introduction of sound reinforcement systems, wireless access across the building, support for accessing electronic science curriculum materials, classroom responders

Chanhassen High School: Updated and expanded Project Lead the Way program equipment, support for a pilot program that will test the benefits of allowing students to use their own technology devices at school, improved and expanded online courses

Chaska High School: Updated and expanded Project Lead the Way program equipment, support for a pilot program that will test the benefits of allowing students to use their own technology devices at school, improved and expanded online courses, sound reinforcement systems, complete wireless access throughout building, update computer labs

In addition, our teachers will receive training to use the new technology. The Board will use the small increase in State aid to fund teacher training. A successful referendum would also ensure that our current technology, computer labs, for instance, will be replaced as needed in the years ahead. The 10-year plan can be found here.

*whiteboards or tablet PCs