Juneau
JUNEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT
PROJECT SUMMARY
Launch Year: 2006
Platform: Apple
Project School: Yaakoosge Daakahidi Alternative High School
Grade Levels: 9-12
Total # Users: 150
Total Project Costs: $367,001
CDL Support: $261,606
Launch Year: 2008
Platform: Apple (project expansion)
Project Schools: Juneau-Douglas High School, Thunder Mountain High School
Grade Levels: 9
Total # Users: 455
Total Project Costs: $454,123
CDL Support: $299,721
PROJECT TEAM
Superintendent: Glen Gelbrich
Assistant Superintendent: Laury Scandling
Project Coordinators: John Wahl, Technology Specialist, Sarah Marino
Curriculum Coordinator: Phil Loseby, Curriculum and instructional support
IT Coordinator: LeeAnn Dickson, IT Supervisor
ROLLOUT DATE
Apple Initial Rollout: October 30, 2006
Apple Expansion Rollout: TBA
PHOTOS
Yaakoosge Orientation and Rollout, October 30, 2006
Yaakoosge Daakahidi Alternative High School Professional Development, October 19-20, 2006
MOVIES
Alaska Shift was produced in May 2007 by internationally acclaimed teacher/filmmaker Marco Torres with assistance from Apple and AASB. The film features interviews and scenes from Yaakoosge Daakahidi Alternative High School in Juneau and Wendler Middle School in Anchorage. Time: 9:00
NEWS
Juneau Alternative High School Swaps Textbooks for MacBooks
10/26/06, News Release
QUOTES
More CDL District Testimonials
Laury Scandling, principal
"I had great fear about taking on this project and I expressed that quite frankly to the school district, that this isn't my natural skill, and what if I can't lead them, and it might not work. My stomach just turned over all summer. We launched the initiative and within a week the staff—including me—were walking around saying ‘Wow, what a shift!' In my years of education I cannot say I have ever felt a shift to the degree that we have made. I’ve described it as a revolution, and I’ve told the district repeatedly, ‘We are not turning back. Ever. This is too significant.' Even those of us who are of my generation cannot possibly imagine operating a classroom anymore without this tool that takes us to the larger world. It is so intuitive. If we are not providing this, its like not giving ducks a pond."
“I think that the purpose of education, whether its high school or college, fundamentally has to be an exploration of ideas and experiences as you form into a whole person. Humanness is inherent, it is always there. But Is education doing a great job of eliciting it at all times through avenues of creativity? The answer is no. Have laptops created a much greater opportunity for kids to discover qualities they might already possess and not truly know about, or to discover and explore something that is a brand new idea for them? The answer is yes. We couldn’t do it without the laptops.”
Sarah Marino, teacher
“At the beginning teachers would want to take the computers away if students were not performing in classes. I keep reinforcing that its a tool just like a pencil, and you wouldn't take away a pencil or a textbook from a student. If we want kids to have 21st century skills, and know how to use computers and technology, we have to give them access to it.”
