One tool purchased with those funds at Marshall is so popular that it frequently makes the rounds of different teachers’ classrooms.
It’s called “Smart Response,” an auxiliary tool that can be connected to the interactive white boards that many teachers – but not all – have in their classrooms. The student response system allows teachers to quiz students and get instant feedback about their comprehension.
“It’s not very expensive, by comparison, but we would love to have one for every classroom,” Robinson said. “It provides a pie graph that shows the teacher overall class results. So if results are 50-50, obviously the teacher needs to do some reteaching. The teacher also gets results for every student, so they can pinpoint who needs what help.”
Robinson said one system costs about $1,500.
Millage rates have remained level through all five voter-approved TPS bond packages since the mid-1990s, but the Smart and Secure Bond would increase costs slightly for property owners.
Officials estimate that the owners of a house valued at $100,000 would see their tax levy increase by $3.38 per month, or $40.50 per year, beginning in the fall of 2014.
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