121+Schools+VISIT+NOTES

__**Visit to Montclair Kimberly Academy**__ School rolled out MAC laptops for grades 4-12 in September 2010! Extraordinarily prepared and they were very generous in sharing their strategies and results. 0verview of visit The rationale that they presented to the board
 * October 28 - John and Rose**
 * Met with:**
 * Student Leadership (grades 4-12), Head of School (Tom Nammack), CFO ( Richard Sunshine), Dir of Ed Tech ( Jenny Zagariello), Dir of Tech (Bill Stites), IT staff, Upper and MIddle School Teachers**

Link to the portion of their website that contains 1:1 documents, policies etc. Be sure to check out the Drivers Manual which was created by the student leadership group. MKA 1:1 Page


 * Visit to Lower Merion School District**
 * November 8 John, Rose, Debra ans Jason Hilt Director of Educaitonal Technology**
 * Overview of visit [[file:LMSD visit.doc]]**
 * Link to their [|Technology Page]**

__**Hockaday Visit**__ Hockaday is the largest all-girls private school in the country, with an enrollment of approximately 1100 students in pre-K through 12th grades. They became a 1 to 1 school in 2005-2006, the year that Susan began her work at Hockaday. One of her first responsibilities was to create a mission statement for the program, and she has since remained intimately involved in the administrative and parental aspects of the program. I wanted to interview someone at Hockaday because I knew that they had encountered difficulties in bringing their program to fruition. [|Hockaday Laptop Mission Statement] [|Hockaday Laptop Cost Comparison]
 * November 14- Betsy**
 * Phone Interview with: Susan Swan Smith, Assistant Head for Development and External Affairs (and yes, my sister)**