It's all about TECHNOLOGY!
Well, maybe not ALL about technology. However, increasing and implementation of new technology is a major focus of the district this year. As such, both the AEF and the PTA are working hard in support of this effort.
We are pleased to announce that the AEF and the PTA have joined resources together to purchase the first iPad cart for installation and use at Ardsley High School. The cart, containing 30 iPads, provides security for the iPads and allows the district controlled and simple application installations. This purchase follows the implementation of a wireless network at AHS. The district plan is for wireless deployment over three years, next year at AMS and the following at CRS. Your donations and contributions help us to collect funds to support additional iPad cart purchases at each school over the next two years!!
Well, maybe not ALL about technology. However, increasing and implementation of new technology is a major focus of the district this year. As such, both the AEF and the PTA are working hard in support of this effort.
We are pleased to announce that the AEF and the PTA have joined resources together to purchase the first iPad cart for installation and use at Ardsley High School. The cart, containing 30 iPads, provides security for the iPads and allows the district controlled and simple application installations. This purchase follows the implementation of a wireless network at AHS. The district plan is for wireless deployment over three years, next year at AMS and the following at CRS. Your donations and contributions help us to collect funds to support additional iPad cart purchases at each school over the next two years!!
What has been done recently...
The Ardsley Education Foundation is so thankful to the teachers, parents and staff in the Ardsley School District Community for their generosity and participation last year. 2012 was a banner year with more money raised than in ever before! The increase in funding was due to our very successful Fall raffle and Spring auction events. For the first time, the AEF conducted a raffle that raised nearly $10,000 and the Annual Auction Event raised over $30,000 being sold out with over 250 attendees. So let us tell you about where the money is going…
Based on requests from the principals, superintendent and staff the AEF provides funding of projects, technology and programs. With the success of last year’s fundraising efforts, we were happy to offer two new areas of giving in addition to our traditional grants. All classroom teachers at CRS were provided classroom grants (in the form of Lakeshore Learning Gift Cards), and the creation of AEF Innovation Funds at AMS and AHS. These classroom grants will help teachers provide supplies for their classrooms at CR. The AEF Innovation Funds will support teachers at AMS and AHS in developing skills to bring new innovative programs to our students by supporting new and inventive thinking in education. In addition we are so pleased to announce the following purchases:
Concord Road School: •Teaching Garden Living Wall •Upgrade to gymnasium sound system • SmartBoards
Ardsley Middle School: • Document cameras • 24 Kindles with keyboards and funding for books • SmartBoards
Ardsley High School: •Video Projector for auditorium •Handheld voice recorders for foreign language •SmartBoards •Scanners to support Smart Boards
The Ardsley Education Foundation is so thankful to the teachers, parents and staff in the Ardsley School District Community for their generosity and participation last year. 2012 was a banner year with more money raised than in ever before! The increase in funding was due to our very successful Fall raffle and Spring auction events. For the first time, the AEF conducted a raffle that raised nearly $10,000 and the Annual Auction Event raised over $30,000 being sold out with over 250 attendees. So let us tell you about where the money is going…
Based on requests from the principals, superintendent and staff the AEF provides funding of projects, technology and programs. With the success of last year’s fundraising efforts, we were happy to offer two new areas of giving in addition to our traditional grants. All classroom teachers at CRS were provided classroom grants (in the form of Lakeshore Learning Gift Cards), and the creation of AEF Innovation Funds at AMS and AHS. These classroom grants will help teachers provide supplies for their classrooms at CR. The AEF Innovation Funds will support teachers at AMS and AHS in developing skills to bring new innovative programs to our students by supporting new and inventive thinking in education. In addition we are so pleased to announce the following purchases:
Concord Road School: •Teaching Garden Living Wall •Upgrade to gymnasium sound system • SmartBoards
Ardsley Middle School: • Document cameras • 24 Kindles with keyboards and funding for books • SmartBoards
Ardsley High School: •Video Projector for auditorium •Handheld voice recorders for foreign language •SmartBoards •Scanners to support Smart Boards
By the numbers:
We’d like to bring you up to date on some of our recently funded items within the district.
We’d like to bring you up to date on some of our recently funded items within the district.
- An iPad cart at CRS ($25,000)
- New laptops and scientific lab equipment for Bio and Chem at AHS ($15,000)
- History Museum at AHS ($2,700)
- One School One Book registration and book purchase at CRS ($3,300)
- Kindle Library at AMS ($2,500)
- Teach the teacher programs at CRS and AMS, where our teachers were involved in instruction that they came back to teach our children and/or other teachers to further share that knowledge.
Our first iPad cart at Ardsley High School!
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