According to Baldwin County Now, school district officials from Baldwin County recently held a meeting in Spanish Fort, Alabama, in an effort to garner greater parent support for proposed technology changes.
The county school system needs to raise $4.5 million to enact technological change effectively, stated the new source. While some parents viewed this goal as a high number, school district officials claimed it represents the equivalent to 1.5 percent of the school system's total operating budget.
Schools in Baldwin County will model their education technology overhaul after a similar initiative in Mooresville, North Carolina, reported the media outlet. Accordingly, teachers may consider using some of the $4.5 million to purchase an e-reader, an interactive whiteboard or a classroom projector.
School district officials urged the parents to donate, claiming that, in doing so, they would be investing in their children's future.
"Think about what skills your children will need, what understanding of the world will they have to take with them?" said Baldwin County Public Schools superintendent Alan Lee, according to new source. "Now, imagine the classroom needed to prepare kids for that."
