Our Staff
Our three technology resource teachers Chad Leggett, Emily Armour and Bizzie Cors support classroom technology integration and provide staff professional development throughout the nine district buildings. Charged with keeping close to two thousand computers up and running, VoIP phone services and maintenance on a multitude of technology devices are our Network Manager Chuck Davis and Technician Eva McMillan. Our Instructional Materials Center Secretary Phyllis Smith maintains records and accounts for the department.


Profile of Wooster City Schools Technology

BYOD - Bring Your Own Device
Students at both Wooster High School and Edgewood Middle School have been granted access to the school's wireless network on their personal devices. Additionally, students who are given teacher/principal approval are encouraged to use their devices during class time to support their learning.

District Policy supporting our BYOD initiative:

5136 Cellular Telephones and Electronic Communication Devices

5900 Student Acceptable Use Policy

7542 Network Access from Personally-Owned Computers and/or Other Web-enabled Devices

Wooster HIgh School Blackboard Initiative
In an effort to modernize the way we reach our students, the Wooster City School District joined the Learn21 Collaborative. Many teachers at Wooster High School use Blackboard as a digital classroom incorporating blended and flipped components within their classrooms. It is the goal of the staff and administration to offer students multiple platforms for learning and accessing class content beyond the four walls of the classroom. 

Wireless Networks
 Cisco wireless network have been installed at both Wooster High School and Edgewood Miiddle School. During the 2012-2013 school year all four elementary schoolswill receive the same network. The upgrade to completely wireless buildinsg has enabled students and staff to fully utilize the mobility of laptops and other mobile devices without worry of dead zones, low network threshold or other connectivity issues.

Hardware
The Wooster City School District is a Mac District! 

Students in each school building use mobile lab laptop carts with wireless airports for Internet connection. Our special education classrooms, Library Media Centers and computer labs all have iMac desktop computers. Our certified teaching staff members are issued MacBook Pro laptops. 

Interactive Classroom Initiative

Classrooms in our district continue to receive SMART Boards (elementary) or wireless slate/CPS bundles (secondary), document cameras and projectors to help liven the environment and increase student participation in learning. 

In addition to district technology funds many other generous donations from local foundations and building PTOs have made this program a great success.  All of this new equipment is paired with a full year of professional development and support from our district Technology Resource Teachers (TRTs).

Professional Development
Our department offers various forms of technology professional development. In addition to full classes eligible for graduate credit from Ashland University, we offer individual sessions ranging from personal productivity to classroom integration.  Each year, the Wooster City School District takes a group of teachers to the eTech State Technology Conference.