Join the Calcasieu Parish School Board (CPSB), a Baldrige-based quality district, as they showcase evolutionary strategic planning processes developed over a decade transforming schools into 21st century learning environments. Be amazed as you see how 17,000+ computers and nearly 40,000 users are supported with limited resources and personnel. Discover how to realistically leverage funding across your district to support technology without passing a large bond issue. As school districts are being asked to do more with less and lots of people are making promises, Calcasieu delivers on the technology promise with “real tools for real kids for real success.”

As a recognized NSBA Salute District, NSBA Trailblazer recipient, and the 2007 ISTE Sylvia Charp Award winner, this internationally known school district will open the doors to technology-enriched systems, departments, and classrooms. CPSB is ready to share technology best practices, procedures, and tools transforming learning for Calcasieu students.

This Louisiana district located in the heart of Cajun Country encompasses 1,046 square miles and provides a world class educational environment in 60 schools. The district maintains a significant commitment to technology leadership and a vision for continuous improvement and growth in emerging technologies.

Participants will gain insight into the following topics:

• a comprehensive and innovative eLearning community
• automation, policies and standardization to leverage limited personnel resources
• data-sharing using the School Interoperability Framework (SIF)
• VoIP (Voice over IP), WiFi, streaming video, and online conferencing
• online formative assessment solutions
• NETS proficiency assessments for students, teachers, and administrators
• student summer technology camp implementation
• online parent access center
• extensive district and regional technology professional development
• innovative use of interactive white boards, classroom response systems, digital video, Web 2.0 tools, laptops in the classroom, 1:1 computing, television production, and assistive technologies
• international collaborations
• unique partnerships with local universities
• online curriculum resources

As an added bonus, participants will engage in real time global collaboration to discuss and share contextual experiences. This will help you focus and implement what you have seen in your own district whether you are an administrator, teacher, school board member, or technology coordinator. Ingenuity, Innovation, and Implementation are the keys to the treasure that you will gain at the “Calcasieu Technology Treasures: Real Tools, Real Kids, Real Success” site visit!

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