The USD 475 Information Technology department‘s
commitment to serving students and staff includes completely
wireless campuses, teacher classroom technology integration training
through a three-year institute, and over 3,000 wireless notebook
computers for student use and individual notebooks for teachers.
Classrooms and media centers have SMARTBoards with
projectors, encouraging student interaction with the subject matter through
technology. Scanners, document cameras, and other technologies are supplied
on a site-by-site basis.
State testing and classroom research have been supported
through an ever-expanding Internet access. Bandwidth has steadily grown from
12 Mbit, to 20, to 50 (implementing in summer 2009).
Junction City Cox Cable’s Channel 20 highlights student
work and district information. Content is produced by the district and
streamed from its totally digital transmission facilities.
The department’s staff includes application developers,
computer technicians, customer support representatives, Infinite Campus
clerks, instructional technologists, network administrators, and technical
specialists.