After the first year of the One-to-One Chromebook program rollout at West Geauga High School, Sean Whelan, director of technology and operations, offered a review of the program at the June 24 board of education meeting.
Chromebook Program Enjoys Successful Rollout
After the first year of the One-to-One Chromebook program rollout at West Geauga High School, Sean Whelan, director of technology and operations, offered a review of the program at the June 24 board of education meeting.
Based on the success of the program, Whelan recommended to the board that the take home pilot program be continued, with Chromebooks included for use from first- through twelfth-grade.
“We rolled out a take home pilot program for ninth graders last year,” said Whelan. “We were pleased with the way that the program ran this year and look forward to continuing it so all ninth and 10th graders will have a 1:1 device.”
Each take home Chromebook is protected with GoGuardian software, a web filtering service to prevent students from looking at inappropriate content.
West Geauga Adds Chinese Language Studies to Curriculum
As a new offering for the 2019-20 school year, the West Geauga School District has hired a teacher to offer Chinese language studies to students.
The new teacher, Qian Wu, who was introduced at the June 24 board of education meeting, will have the opportunity to teach Chinese to both middle and high school students who want to be exposed to the language and culture of China.
“This is a significant addition to our foreign language programs,” said Superintendent Richard Markwardt. “We are excited to have Ms. Wu join our team and work with our students to prepare them to enter a global market.”
