At the March 18, 2013, Regular Meeting of the Crenshaw County Board of Education, Superintendent Randy Wilkes made public the system's intent to implement an electronic take-home device program in the fall of 2013. The effort has been dubbed Crenshaw County's iLearn Initiative. While students in grades 9-12 will each receive an iPad Mini, all other students will gain access to a portable iPad lab. Also, to better facilitate instruction, all teachers will receive an iPad Mini.
Additionally, Mr. Wilkes noted that since December 2011, the system has completely renovated its infrastructure by replacing all of the hubs and electronic switches and that the system has added state-of-the-art Xirrus wireless access points. All spots are hot and ready for use.
In the spring of this year, teachers of grades 9-12 will assess the availability, feasibility and alignment of iBooks. Teachers will also consider the possibility of using current books electronically via PDF files.
Training for teachers and mandatory training for parents and students is scheduled for summer 2013.
In order to implement such an initiative, many systems have asked their communities to either increase sales or property tax. It bears mentioning that the aforementioned purchases will be made at zero additional costs to tax payers.
For a full viewing of the presentation, click on the iLearn Initiative link.
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| iPad Mini- The Device of Choice |
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| Xirrus Access Points to Support Wireless Devices |
