Keep the school

computer lab
open on
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weekends
Your Name
after school
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Your School Name

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Problem
Students

would really like to

use the technology at school
but there isnt enough time in
the day.

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Proposal
Keep

the school computer lab

open after school and on
weekends.

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Rationale
Having

the computer lab open after-school and

on weekends will allow more students to use
technology to complete their school work or to
learn new things.
Many students dont have computers at home.
There is not enough time during school to
finish all that we want to do.
Having more access to computers will help us
more efficiently complete our schoolwork.
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Our School
Technology Plan
Our school technology plan includes the
following objective:
Students will have access to technology as a work
tool and a learning tool to develop skills and
attitudes necessary to think independently and
to function confidently and productively in our
technologically changing society.

Operating the computer on weekends and

after-school well help the school achieve this
objective.
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Research:
Examples from
other schools
We

researched other schools that have

implemented similar programs and
have collected information about their
successes and obstacles:

School name, City, State

School name, City, State
School name, City, State

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Research:
Examples from
other schools

This is what we learned from

researching examples from other
schools:
[Your research goes here]

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Research:
Supporting Data
We surveyed students at our school to learn
their opinions about keeping the computer
lab open after-school or on weekends.
About our survey:
We set up a table outside the cafeteria for 5
days in a row.
Our survey included 75 seventh and eighth
graders.
The survey had 10 multiple-choice questions.
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Research:
Supporting Data
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Our research showed that students would be very

likely to use the computer lab at least once a month
after-school or on weekends and very likely to use it
once a week.

48% said they would use the computer lab after-school or on

weekends on at least once a month.
36% said they would use the computer lab after-school or on
weekends at least once a week.
12% said they would prefer to use the lab after-school and
NOT on weekends.
8% said they would NEVER use the computer lab after-school
or on weekends.
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Obstacles
We are aware that there are several
obstacles.
The #1 obstacle is adult supervision. We are
working with the Parent Teacher Association
(PTA) to see if they can provide volunteers
for a limited number of hours per week. Mrs.
Smith has volunteered to coordinate the
schedule and post hours on the door.
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Proposal Details
Our proposal includes the following details. We
would like to work further with you to
develop a plan for our school.
1.
2.
3.
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5.
6.

Keep the computer lab open Mon. and Wed. until 5 oclock.
Keep the computer lab open Sun. from 2 to 5 oclock.
Work with the PTA to secure volunteer parent monitors.
Work with School Tech Club to secure student volunteers.
Develop set of rules and a student agreement form that
students must sign.
Revisit plan in the Spring to see if hours should be adjusted
according to demand.

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Support
We have shared our proposal with the
following groups and have their
support.

PTA
Student Council
Mrs. Smith - School Technology Coordinator (Mrs.
Smith has offered to help us support the
development of this plan.)
Mr. James, Miss Garcia, Ms. Wong (math, science,
and
English department
heads)
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Next Steps
1.

Share Computer Lab Proposal with

the following key stake-holders and
receive their support

2.

Principal Chavez
School Site Council

Create detailed plan documenting

the process for launching the
computer lab plan.
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