{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"21553901","dateCreated":"1268609003","smartDate":"Mar 14, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"clewis12","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/clewis12","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1212378093\/clewis12-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/budgetandtechnology.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/21553901"},"dateDigested":1532429073,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Equity in Technology Funds for Large & Small Schools","description":"Our current system of funding is based upon the total number of students that a school\/district has.  The more students - the more funding.  The answer to your question is simple:  Funding should be fair and equitable.  Now let's take into account reasonableness - looking at the school perspective.  If a school has only 400 students then obviously it does not need the same funding as a school with 1500-2000.  However, just because it is a school with low enrollment, that should not be a determing factor that the school is not supplied with enough funds to purchase smart boards, ipods w\/learning applications, document cameras, Livescribe Pens, etc.  I've always had a concern about this issue because I remember my first year in education.  I taught in a school with low enrollment and funds were pretty much non-existent.  The library had been closed for eight years.  Teachers had only one computer in their classroom and that computer was used for attedance and to handle teacher business.  If the expectation is that NO CHILD WILL BE LEFT BEHIND - then why aren't our districts, states, and the federal government working quickly to get low income schools the same funding and equipment that more affluent schools have?  If anything, smaller schools need more assistance because typically your smaller schools are the schools in low income and high poverty areas.  Moreover, larger schools typically have strong PTO\/A's that ensure that the students will have certain things - especially technology. If we want our students to be successful then we must do as Rick Dufour says, WHATEVER IT TAKES!","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"21527307","dateCreated":"1268503349","smartDate":"Mar 13, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"dbmmath","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dbmmath","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/budgetandtechnology.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/21527307"},"dateDigested":1532429073,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Technology","description":"I do believe technology should be a part of the school's budget, but I do not think each school should get the same amount of money.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"21527427","body":"Thanks Donna for your input","dateCreated":"1268503651","smartDate":"Mar 13, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"treenab2","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/treenab2","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21528247","body":"Of course technology should be a part of every school's budget.  We live in an age that requires the use of technology.  To prepare our students for the world, they must understand how to employ the tools of technology.  <br \/>\n<br \/>\nAll schools should receive money as needed because some schools have more resources than others.  I believe that schools serving in proverty strickened areas deserve more money to balance inequities.","dateCreated":"1268505868","smartDate":"Mar 13, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"hgilder","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/hgilder","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21529201","body":"Thanks heather","dateCreated":"1268509265","smartDate":"Mar 13, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"treenab2","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/treenab2","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21553945","body":"Our current system of funding is based upon the total number of students that a school\/district has. The more students - the more funding. The answer to your question is simple: Funding should be fair and equitable. Now let's take into account reasonableness - looking at the school perspective. If a school has only 400 students then obviously it does not need the same funding as a school with 1500-2000. However, just because it is a school with low enrollment, that should not be a determing factor that the school is not supplied with enough funds to purchase smart boards, ipods w\/learning applications, document cameras, Livescribe Pens, etc. I've always had a concern about this issue because I remember my first year in education. I taught in a school with low enrollment and funds were pretty much non-existent. The library had been closed for eight years. Teachers had only one computer in their classroom and that computer was used for attedance and to handle teacher business. If the expectation is that NO CHILD WILL BE LEFT BEHIND - then why aren't our districts, states, and the federal government working quickly to get low income schools the same funding and equipment that more affluent schools have? If anything, smaller schools need more assistance because typically your smaller schools are the schools in low income and high poverty areas. Moreover, larger schools typically have strong PTO\/A's that ensure that the students will have certain things - especially technology. If we want our students to be successful then we must do as Rick Dufour says, WHATEVER IT TAKES!","dateCreated":"1268609095","smartDate":"Mar 14, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"clewis12","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/clewis12","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1212378093\/clewis12-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"21559291","body":"Most of my experience in education has been at adult learning and higher education level.  However, I had a chance to work in the affluent environments of education and actually the affluent schools do not have that much more technology that low income schools. In truth, I am not so sure that technology is the answer to educating students. Do we need more than just technology?  Of course, I would love to see in poverty areas an update of technology. On the contrary, will this actually solve the gaps in our education system. More funding is really needed thus is it actually the key to making our kids smarter? For instance, there is an elementary school in the Acres Home area this has dealt with poverty ever since the school be in existence. However, the principal in the school participates in their education process. This is located near M. C. Williams, the principal name was Mr. Lott. In fact, his kids scores was top in the city because the teachers and administration made sure all students had the fundamentals intact before learning higher critical thinking skills. Strictly speaking, no matter what kind of funding a school obtain for technology is it the technology that educate our kids. Perhaps our curriculum may be partial of our problem with educating kids but also their other factors that play a part as well.","dateCreated":"1268618152","smartDate":"Mar 14, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"rmoore53","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/rmoore53","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}