CSA is patterned after the New Tech model, which focuses on project-based learning and the smart use of technology to support instruction and student drive.
The school also implemented New Tech methods in its elementary and middle school levels, and students from kindergarten up through 12th grade are in a one-to-one laptop environment. CSA is STEM-focused and offers academic programs through partnerships between the school and nearby universities and businesses.
“We got there through collaboration at some of the absolute earliest stages of our decision,” Jamerson said, pointing to ongoing cooperation and participation between the district’s technology team and instructional team.
BCSC created a project team that included faculty, administrators, and technology leaders, and it also engaged the business community along the way.
The district is on track to implement a successful “bring your own technology” initiative, which Jamerson said should launch soon.
“Our teachers are focused not only on implementing a program, but on collecting the kind of information we’ll need to move forward,” he said.
Moving forward, Jamerson said school leaders hope to create a “technology-pull” environment where technology is driven by the district’s instructors.
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Early stakeholder engagement, frequent collaboration, frequent communication, and mutual respect are all essential in creating a technology-rich, learning-focused environment, he said.
“Without mutual respect and a shared vision, you really can’t achieve the kind of collaboration that we’ve achieved,” Jamerson said.
When it came time for Georgia’s Douglas County School System to introduce various technology initiatives, including a bring-your-own-technology initiative, Todd Hindmon, the district’s director of information technology, said he knew it was important for all stakeholders to remain informed.
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