I agree with everything Marilyn noted. We went through a period where
the School did not provide part-time faculty with laptops and it became
a big stumbling point. The next phase was providing used laptops to
part-time faculty. Support issues were constant. Finally, we decided
to give all faculty, whether full or part-time, a laptop that is
replaced every three to four years. One of the best decisions we made.
Andrew J. Speyer
Director of Information Technology Services
Choate Rosemary Hall
333 Christian Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
[voice] 203.697.2105
[help desk] 203.697.2572
aspeyer@choate.edu
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[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Marilyn Kelley
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:58 PM
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Subject: Re: Part-time teachers and use of school laptops?
Fred,
All teachers - full and part time receive a laptop and are required to
attend training. Providing laptops for part time teachers is not
inexpensive, however, we are asking all faculty to take attendance
online, use the online software for entering
grades/comments, create online curriculum maps, and communicate using
the school's email system. Since desktops have been removed from the
classrooms, all teachers need a laptop. If the new part time teacher is
truly an addition (new class/position), the
understanding is that the school/division (not the technology
department) needs to not only fund the cost of the laptop, but also
increase the technology budget by 25% of the cost of the laptop (laptop,
software, lock, backpack). The technology budget
must contain the monies for ongoing replacement (4 year replacement
cycle for faculty laptops). The experience is that the part time
positions do not disappear, but may expand the following year.
Marilyn
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A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> on
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 12:30 PM +0000 wrote:
>As our Upper School grows and prepares to graduate it's first class, =20
>we are increasing our course offerings. To facilitate these =20
>electives, we will be using a few part-time teachers. They are only =20
>going to teach one course - Latin for example. We are trying to =20
>figure out how to handle their need for a laptop and does it make =20
>good business sense to provide a laptop to them. They may already =20
>have a laptop from their main employer but their guidelines might =20
>prevent them for using them for other employment.
>
>Have any of you had similar situations? If so how did you handle it?
>
>Thanks
>
>
>Fred Austin
>Technology Coordinator
>The Oakwood School
>Greenville, NC
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Marilyn Kelley Director of ISS
mkelley@blakeschool.org (v) 952-988-3408
http://www.blakeschool.org
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is invisible to the eye." The Little Prince
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