Boardman school board updated on technology survey

BOARDMAN — The school district’s supervisor of instructional technology updated the board of education on a recent technology survey and plans for updating the district’s wireless capabilities.

About 260 teachers responded to the survey, said Todd Smith, supervisor of instructional technology, told the board tonight.

Of those who responded, 87 percent said they feel they have above-average or very good technology skills.

Sixty percent, however, feel they do not have access to technology tools that

allow them to complete their work both efficiently and effectively.

The majority of those responses likely came from staff at Boardman High and Glenwood Middle schools, Smith said.

“Those are two buildings that are really in dire need of technology for the future,” he said.

And it’s not just teachers who don’t have access to proper tools, according to the survey. Seventy-three percent of respondents feel their students do not have access to technology tools that allow them to complete their work both efficiently and effectively.

Principals in all seven buildings said their biggest concern is the district’s wireless infrastructure.

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