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Hood Cana
School to run
levy for new technology
By ~ SHEPHARD
At Hood Canal School, students and teachers
are struggling to keep up with the digital age.
Of the roughly 200 computers at the small
school district only a couple dozen are new-
er models, with most of the computers pur-
chased as surplus material from the state
Department of Corrections and the Issaquah
School District.
The Hood Canal School District plans to
run a one-year levy to renovate, improve and
upgrade the school's current technology infra-
structure, according to a release put out by
the district's school board members.
If passed this November, the levy would
collect 20 cents per $1,000 of assessed valu-
ation on a home, to be collected during the
2012 tax year only.
"We felt the one-year levy would be easier
on people rather than to drag it out," said
School Board Chair Judi Woodard. '2Vlost of
what we have is so old, it's hard for the stu-
dents to not have this new technology, and of
course it's hard for the students who use them
to have to take turns."
Although the board had discussed the need
for new technology for some time, it hadn't
come to a decision to run the levy until after the
results from an online survey of the Hood Ca-
nal School community came out in the spring.
On the survey, the majority of parents and
community members ranked adding more
computers and technology in the classroom as
a number one priority.
The district estimates that the cost to
upgrade and replace its current equipment
would be $250,000.
"This was the number one priority for stu-
dents to have the technology needed to move
onto their studies at a higher level," Woodard
said. '%Ve did the research to find out what
amount would be necessary for what we need-
ed to upgrade."
The state does not fund technology in the
classroom, said Superintendent and Principal
Tom Churchill, because technology is not con-
sidered basic education.
Journa photo by Aria Shepnara
The Hood Canal School District
plans to run a one-year levy to
improve technology at the school.
"They leave it to local citizens to choose
whether to fund technology," he said. "Four
years ago, we moved everything over from the
old building, so that included the servers, the
phone system and all the student and staff
computers. Since then, we've always looked
for deals, from the Department of Corrections
and other school districts."
Some classrooms have up to 25 computers
and others as few as three or four, but none
of the classrooms has any new computers,
Churchill said.
There are also outdated computers in the
library and a cart of newer netbook mini-lap-
tops that a technology specialist taught stu-
dents with last year.
There is no technology specialist hired yet
this year because last year's specialist is now
a teacher at the school.
"That's obviously something we'd like to be
able to return to," Churchill said. "But first, we
just need to upgrade our equipment because
we don't have much in the way of new eqmp-
ment. We're hoping that the community will
recognize that as something they can support."
For more information, visit www.hoodca-
nal.wednet.edu for the phone and email con-
tact information of each school board member
or attend the upcoming public school board
meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29 at
Hood Canal School.
By NATALIE JOHNSON changes to three routes - u]e~ adds'an 8:45 a.m. trip"
four, six and ten. to Shelton, which arrives at
The Mason Transit Au- Under the new schedule,9:40 a.m.
thority Board (MTA) voted the 7:10 a.m. and 8:10 a.m. The 12:05 p.m. and 4:05
Tuesday to approve a list of runs of route four have been p.m. runs have been elimi-
schedule changes, eliminated and replacednated from route 10.
In addition to route with extra Dial-A-Ride ser- Services at the Steam-
changes, riders will now vice. boat Island stop have also
only be able to call and Route six, which runs been altered under the new
schedule Dial-A-Ride ser- between Olympia and schedule.
vice on Monday through Shelton, also faces several "We will only stop at
Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 changes. The 5:45 a.m. de- Steamboat Island if there is
p.m. rather than the previ- parture from Shelton tosomeone there who needs to
ous 7:30 a,m. through 6:30 Olympia has changed to be picked up. They can call
p.m. 5:30 a.m. and will arrive at and request to be picked
Acting Operations Man- 6:25 a.m. MTA also added up," Oliver said.
ager Mike Oliver said the a 7:40 a.m. departure to The new schedule also
new times aren't set in stone Olympia, which arrives at extends the Link Service.
in the immediate future. 8:35 a.m. The 11:30 a.m. Lake Lim-
"There will be people Runs along route six crick Link will now include
staffed in the office we will from Olympia to SheltonMason Lake and the Agate/
be accepting calls," he said. have also changed. The 6:55 Harstine Island Link will
"We are going to changedeparture from Olympia to move up 30 minutes.
those scheduling hours and Shelton will now leave at The new route changes
make it more efficient." 6:35 and arrive in Shelton are set to take effect on Oc-
The MTA board approved at 7:30 a.m. The new sched- tober 10.
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Best In Mason County 2011
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