Technology
Services

Dell Partnership (PDF)

Acceptable Use Policy (PDF) (DOC)

K-12 Technology Benchmarks

2008-2009 RFP

Technology Plan

NETS
(National Educational
Technology Standards)

Technology Services

Vision

As described in the overall mission of the Hornell City Schools, the purpose of education is to have students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to become responsible and productive members of society. Therefore, every student has the opportunity to develop to their fullest potential Technology is a mechanism for learning that expands our instructional range and is a vehicle that maximizes the aptitude of all district stakeholders.

It is the vision of the Hornell City School District that students embrace success through a student-centered, inquiry-based environment with the most current technology available to them. Technology and network tools increase dynamic and participatory learning in a way that fosters scholarship and the diffusion of information.

Principles that govern Vision:

1. Technology must facilitate a wide range of educational methodologies and compliment direct student-faculty and student-student interactions.
2. All members of the Hornell City School District must have sufficient access to technologies.
3. All members of the Hornell City School District must have appropriate training required to integrate all technological resources available to them.
4. The use of instructional technologies shall be actively encouraged, supported and accessed.
5. The Hornell City School District shall adopt a financial policy that supports the technology plan.
6. Decisions on best practices and use of funding involve participation from key stakeholders

Major Initiatives for 2007-2008

• Create a Technology Committee, led by a committed Instructional Technology Coordinator for district long term planning, execution and evaluation
• Plan for infrastructure for "wireless network" within Hornell City School District buildings. Pilot wireless networks in the Intermediate and High School Libraries
• Introduce individualized instructional technology support through Greater Southern Tier BOCES Model Schools.
• Maximize available aid
• Upgrade and expand High School computer labs
• Transform Intermediate and High School Libraries into Media Learning Centers
• Expand the use of web-based educational programming with innovative online classrooms and lessons.
• Increase the number of digital LCD projection devices district wide by 20%
• Utilize district technology to increase community awareness of the current vision so that all stakeholders have a pivotal role in helping it become a realization.

Code of Computer Ethics and Acceptable Use Policy Summary

Available for download in both Adobe Acrobat(PDF) and Microsoft Word(DOC) is the Hornell City School's Code of Computer Ethics and Acceptable Use Policy which clearly outlines the ethical, acceptable, and unacceptable use of information systems. It is intended to identify key security issues for which individuals, buildings, departments, and units are responsible.