Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The administration recommends that consideration of the project be postponed.
At a business meeting Monday, the Ladue School Board heard a recommendation by the administration to postpone discussion of the One-to-One Learning Initiative. The initiative would give Ladue high school students their own laptops for use at school and home. Until recently, approval of the initiative relied solely on finding sources of funding for the program. The recent early departure of superintendent Dr. Marsha Chappelow and media attention of an online sex act incident on a Ladue Middle School computer led the administration to consider tabling current discussion of the initiative. “We firmly believe in the value of this program, but believe it should be implemented at a time when there is a more conducive climate for it succeeding,” …
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Leadership changes and a media attention regarding internet safety are the reasons to postpone the initiative.
The Ladue administration will recommend to the board of education that it should postpone its discussion on the One-to-One learning initiative, a program that would give Ladue high school students their own computer. On Wednesday, the district first said the decision of whether or not to consider the initiative depended on funding only. However, leadership changes and a recent internet safety inicident made the district reconsider its stance. “As a result of recent media attention regarding internet safety and recent changes announced in future district leadership, the administration will be making a formal recommendation to the Board to postpone the One-to-One Learning Initiative until a time when there is a more conducive climate for it…
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The One-to-One learning initiative, which could provide Ladue high school students with a laptop to take home, could implement internet filters even at the student’s home.
An investigation is still underway into the case of a Ladue Middle School student who gained access to a video chat site using a school computer where a middle aged man performed an online sex act for the student. The student was caught by the district’s technology staff, disciplined, and police were notified. The website in question, and another similar one, have since been blocked by the district. Police is also investigating the location of the man who allegedly masturbated to the student on camera. “Student safety is the district’s primary concern,” said Susan Dielmann, spokesperson for the Ladue School District, in a news release. “This includes internet safety, and every effort is made to ensure the district’s website filters are …
Dave Cole
12:18 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
I agree with you, CreveCoeurDad. They are running a pilot program for a selected group of freshmen. Unfortunately, that doesn't address issues of expanding the infrastructure, adding tech support for an additional 1,000 computers, determining which textbooks will have to be replaced (if digital versions aren't available), training for all teachers, and so on. more ›