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Northwestern Local

  District Information
  Why did the district create such a program to utilize students as technology support staff?
  What technology support do students provide to the district? (e.g. software, hardware, website creation or maintenance, etc.)
  How long has the project been in effect?
  Did another district's student tech program influence the way you modeled your program? If so, which district.
  What resources or policies were necessary to start up and maintain the program? (i.e. funding, human resources, board approval, ect.)
  What are the goals of the program?
  How much did it cost to create the program? Please itemize costs and expenditures in an Appendix.
  How much does it cost annually to maintain the program? Please itemize costs and expenditures in an Appendix.
  How many students have participated in the program to date?
  How many students are participating in the program this school year?
  Do students work during or outside school hours? Please detail.
  Are students paid for their work? If so, how much per hour and how are they funded? If students are not paid, do they receive credit as a course?
  What grade level(s) are students who participate in the program?
  Is your student technical program integrated with your district curriculum? How?
  How have you solved logistical problems (matching student/teacher schedules, transportation between buildings, etc) so that students can do work where it is needed?
  How and by whom are students trained to be able to support district technology?
  What training and reference materials are provided to the student participants?
  How many technical support staff (non-student) are employed by the district? Describe the role of each.
  What lessons has the district learned during the program? Include strengths, weaknesses and obstacles encountered.
  What process and instruments are used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program?
  How is cost-effectiveness of the program determined? What information has been gathered to date showing the cost-effectiveness of the program? Include samples.
  Why does your district believe that it is has a model for other districts to implement?
  Describe the type of product(s) you anticipate creating to communicate to all districts your program? (e.g. website, CD Rom, video, etc.)


District Information     Top
District name: Northwestern Local
District IRN: 50575
Contact Person: Mr. Donald Clifton
Contact Person Title: Technology Coordinator
Contact Person Address: 7571 North Elyria Road
West Salem, OH 44287
Contact Person Phone: 419.846.3734
Contact Person Fax: 419.846.3361
Contact Person email: nrws_clifton@tccsa.net
Requested Funding Amount: $8,000.00
District Size: 0 to 500 Students
Grades Involved: 11 12
Project Artifact: PDF
Dates of Presentation:
Presentation One:
Location:
Ohio SchoolNet State Technology Conference - Columbus, OH
Date:
2/6/2001
Presentation Two:
Location:
Tri County Tech Coord Meeting
Date:
3/12/2002
Why did the district create such a program to utilize students as technology support staff?     Top
We created the program out to serve the technology goals of the district within a reasonable budget. The career and learning benefits to the students was understood, but not a driving force in the beginning.
What technology support do students provide to the district? (e.g. software, hardware, website creation or maintenance, etc.)     Top
Our students work in all non-critial areas: Desktop hardware and software support, website creation, virus tracking and cleanup, printer support, and network wiring/support.
How long has the project been in effect?     Top
This program is in it's sixth year. Not all years have had students been paid. During SchoolNet Plus hardware roll-outs we use student help extensively.
Did another district's student tech program influence the way you modeled your program? If so, which district.     Top
We like to think we were ahead of the curve on this!
What resources or policies were necessary to start up and maintain the program? (i.e. funding, human resources, board approval, ect.)     Top
Board approval is required for all students that will be paid.
What are the goals of the program?     Top
  1. To allow maximum uptime for hardware.
  2. To provide a skill for students that is not normally provided in the 4 year high school.
  3. As a feeder to our Cisco Network Academy.
How much did it cost to create the program? Please itemize costs and expenditures in an Appendix.     Top
This field appears as an appendix in the PDF
How much does it cost annually to maintain the program? Please itemize costs and expenditures in an Appendix.     Top
This field appears as an appendix in the PDF
How many students have participated in the program to date?     Top
About a dozen have been employed, many more have volunteered time.
How many students are participating in the program this school year?     Top
Four currently on the payroll, with eight more doing work as part of a class or volunteering.
Do students work during or outside school hours? Please detail.     Top
All Cisco Network academy students provide service to the district as part of the class. In past years we have wired complete rooms, added service to existing locations, and reworked entire PC labs.
Are students paid for their work? If so, how much per hour and how are they funded? If students are not paid, do they receive credit as a course?     Top
Students are paid $6.50/Hr for work outside of the school day. After school work can also be used for extra credit in Cisco Netacad.
What grade level(s) are students who participate in the program?     Top
We started with Juniors and Seniors, we have expanded the program to certain Freshmen and Sophmores.
Is your student technical program integrated with your district curriculum? How?     Top
It existed before we had Cisco Network Academy, but has become part of it.
How have you solved logistical problems (matching student/teacher schedules, transportation between buildings, etc) so that students can do work where it is needed?     Top
We assign students to buildings nearest home for the after school work. This has worked fairly well. All our school buildings will within walking distance in the 2003-2004 school year solving most of those issues. (Thanks OSFC!)
How and by whom are students trained to be able to support district technology?     Top
The district technology coordinator and the Cisco Netacad teacher.
What training and reference materials are provided to the student participants?     Top
We have created documents in acrobat, floppy disks, CD-ROM discs and hands on training to support our program. We have started to make videos where appropriate.
How many technical support staff (non-student) are employed by the district? Describe the role of each.     Top
  1. Technology Coordinator.
  2. Cisco Network Academy instructor
What lessons has the district learned during the program? Include strengths, weaknesses and obstacles encountered.     Top
Strengths:
  1. It works
  2. The economic aspect is always postive. We don't have to hire more expensive full time staff.
Weaknesses:
  1. Students need close management to complete tasks.
  2. Some students are not honest (parts need tight inventory control).
  3. Off task issues need quick attention.
Obstacles:
  1. Tranportation is an issue for the students that have no vehicle. The district is rural and most students ride the bus or drive.
What process and instruments are used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program?     Top
Close observation is important in fine tuning the process. Past experience is a great teacher here. I hope to allow others to bypass some of our problems! We evaluate the worth of our system every year.
How is cost-effectiveness of the program determined? What information has been gathered to date showing the cost-effectiveness of the program? Include samples.     Top
This field appears as an appendix in the PDF
Why does your district believe that it is has a model for other districts to implement?     Top
We have seen other districts suffer under the weight of supporting technology. Our way has worked very well for us and with proper attention can be made to work in other schools.
Describe the type of product(s) you anticipate creating to communicate to all districts your program? (e.g. website, CD Rom, video, etc.)     Top
We will be posting our manuals and videos to our website in addition to the OSN ASSIST site.

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