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we have iPad carts available for pre-K
through fourth-grade students,” Shaw
said.
She said the school has budgeted ap
proximately $200,000 for technology in
the current fiscal year.
All of the classrooms at The Galloway
School are outfitted with Promethean
Boards and all classrooms have at least
one computer.
Josh Weeman, Galloway’s director of
technology, said the school has a one-to-
four computer-to-student ratio and has
currently budgeted $280,000 for tech
nology. Weeman said the school would
like to implement a one-to-one program
to put MacBooks in the hands of all its
fifth through 12th grade students.
Alan Preis, head of instructional
technology at the Atlanta International
School, said there are smart boards in all
classrooms.
“Primary classrooms have access to
laptop and iPad carts,” Preis said. “Our
secondary laptop program began with
grades six and seven this year and will
expand to grades six through 10 next
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year.
Caitlin Goodrich, spokeswoman for
Pace Academy, said the school has a sys
tematic upgrade program. All of the
classrooms have computers or smart
boards, usually both.
“Each year, 25 percent of the com
puters on campus are renewed,” Go
odrich said. “Teacher laptops and note-
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“Lovett adopted the one-
to-one laptop program
several years ago: each
student in grades 4 - 10 is
issued a laptop (by Lovett)
and students in grades 11
and 12 supply their own de
vice. In almost every one of
my classes there is a need
for laptops, smart boards
and Wi-Fi, as we consis
tently work with online/
technological resources to
enhance our education.”
- WILLIAM SMITH
SENIOR, LOVETT SCHOOL
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GUARANTEED ADMISSION
TO WESLEYAN CO
SCIENCE IN
LLEGE'S BACHELOR OF
NURSING PROGRAM
In addition to being eligible for need-based aid,
transfer students admitted with a minimum of 24
1 semester hours and a GPA of 3.0 or higher are
guaranteed annual merit scholarships
of $5,000-$ 11,300.
SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS
JANUARY 16, 2013.
Applications for the Fall 201 3 nursing class are
available online September 24, 201 2 through
February 1, 2013. Students must first apply on-
, at no cost, to the college and be accepted.
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To learn more about qualifications,
contact Sirena Fritz, Program Director,
at sfritz@wesleyancollege.edu or
(478) 757-2064 today.
Wesleyan College's nursing program received the Georgia Board of Nursing's initial approval in
July 2012, and the College is on target to obtain full approval by the Georgia Board of Nursing,
American Association of Colleges of Nursing/Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education,
and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/Commission on Colleges.
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