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The Anthony Independent School District has implemented a Technology Plan that is patterned after the state of Texas Long Range Plan for Technology 1996-2010, and serves as a framework to meet the technological needs of our stakeholders. The AISD board utilizes this plan to foster technological initiatives set forth in the campus and district action plans.
The role of technology in the Anthony ISD is to achieve excellence and equity in student performance. This will be accomplished by using technology to accelerate instruction especially for special populations, particularly our language minority students. For all students, technology is expected to stimulate creativity and curiosity as well as to assist in the development of problem-solving and higher order thinking skills. Finally, technology must be utilized to establish the levels of technological literacy and competence to provide students with the skills that they will need in the future.
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Anthony Independent School District
The Anthony Independent School District consists of three campus buildings connected with 10GB 50 micron fiber, as well as an administrative building connected with fiber capable of 1000 mbps. The district’s connectivity is managed by a centralized distribution facility at the middle school run by 19 different servers allowing us to have Internet access, email, telephones and streaming video capabilities. As part of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), all district employees and students have access to and are responsible for ensuring that the Acceptable Use Policy is always used and taken seriously.
Anthony High School
Anthony High School has two hundred and thirty five students in eighteen classrooms with two or three computers in most classrooms as well as two computer labs, which give the high school approximately 164 computers. During the summer of 2005, 29 new Dell computers were leased for the Business Communications lab and 24 new Dell computers were leased for the open lab. The result is a 1.4 student to computer ratio. Every computer has Internet access. The staff of 14 (FTE) teachers have their own computer but also have access to the students’ computer lab equipped with computers and a centralized printer. Equipment such as a laptop, projector, digital cameras, and digital video cameras is available for checkout through one of the labs. All classrooms are equipped with a TV and VCR. There is also a 41” flat panel TV and custom sound system permanently installed in the Business Applications lab.
In December 2005, a new library was constructed. It contains a computer lab with 27 new Dell computers, a ceiling mounted projector and electric screen. A conference room contains a ceiling mounted projector and electric screen. A portable projector and IBM laptop is also available. Additionally, broadband internet access is made available via CAT 6 cabling and a wireless access point.
Anthony Middle School
Anthony Middle School has one hundred ninety seven students with seventeen classrooms and two to three computers in most classrooms as well as a computer lab. The result is a 2.1 student to computer ratio. The Computer Lab has two televisions, a digital document projector, a computer projector, a VCR/ DVD player, a scanner, and a network printer. A total of 19 new Dell computers were purchased to replace 9 older model computers in the lab. This lab now can now accommodate a full classroom with 24 computers available. Additional equipment including digital cameras, a laptop, and a computer projector may be checked out through the library. The library also provides 14 student eMac workstations available for Internet research, word processing, and library access. Each of the 13 teachers has a computer giving the teacher to computer ratio of one to one. In February 2006, 5 new IBM laptops were purchased for instructors use. All computers in the school have broadband Internet access via CAT 6 cabling and wireless access points. The Texas STaR Chart 2005-2006 indicates that the Middle School level is at the developing stage in all key areas of Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation and Development, Administration and Support Services and Infrastructure for Technology, therefore all of these will be the area of concentration for the middle school level.
Anthony Elementary School
Anthony Elementary has three hundred eighty six students in twenty four classrooms. The result is a 3.2 student to computer ratio. Each of the classroom computers has Internet access, and each of the 22 teachers is equipped with an iBook laptop giving a teacher to computer ratio of one to one. There are two computer labs, one of which has 24 Dell computers all with broadband Internet access (including wireless) and multiple educational software licenses. The library offers 12 eMac workstations available for Internet research, word processing, library access, as well as reading applications. Two computer projectors, a digital camera and a video camera are available for checkout.
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