Director:
Keith Palmer
Departmental responsibilities:
Providing and maintaining a stable electronic instructional environment; collaborating with other staff to use information technology to better serve the System’s constituents (students, faculty, staff, administrators, Instructional Technology Specialist* and the public); identifying emerging technologies to meet the System’s changing needs; maintaining the System website to provide useful and relevant information to the public and to facilitate the use of online student instruction; providing governance for the use of software, systems and networks; protecting the System’s investment in technology;
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* Gainesville City Schools makes the distinction between technology systems and instructional technology, and who best serves each role. The technology department is responsible for systems - the procurement, installation, configuration and maintenance of the hardware, software, networking and infrastructure that serve as the tools of education in the 21st century. But the hands-on skills necessary to install and maintain this equipment is not the same as those needed to instruct others on how to use technology.
To aid teachers in developing the skills of using technology in instruction, Gainesville City Schools maintains an Instructional Technology Specialist (ITS) at each school. The person chosen for an ITS position holds a current Georgia teaching certificate and has conspicuous talents in using technology as an instructional tool in a K-12 environment. The ITS acts as a "technology coach" to the other teachers in the school.
The technician and ITS positions are symbiotic, yet distinctively separate in purpose and skill sets. For additional information on the various technology roles, see our Frequently Asked Questions section HERE.
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Gainesville City Schools has long been a leader in instructional technology. The system was one of the first in the state to publish a website and to offer email to every employee. Today, Gainesville City continues to set itself apart by supplying every teacher and administrator with a laptop computer or tablet and offers complete wireless networking anywhere on any campus. All locations within the school system are interconnected via 10GB fiber and Internet access is supplied through two separate Internet connections, working together to deliver over 1GB on a normal basis, but each acting as a failover for the other. The school system currently has 2962 desktop and laptop computers plus 874 iPad or KUNO tablet computers.
For the 2013-2014 school year, Gainesville City Schools will implement it's first true 1:1 technology program. Each student in grades 2 - 5 at the new Fair Street IB World School, currently under construction, will have a KUNO tablet computer to use throughout his or her time as a student at the school (for more information on the KUNO tablet and its Curriculum Loft management system, click HERE). These students will be allowed to take the tablet home so they can complete homework assignment electronically on the device. The KUNO tablet will act as textbook and reference material for all classes and allow the student to receive, complete and submit to the teacher all homework electronically. Tests will also be taken on the device and graded instantly for dynamic feedback to the student. Further information on this innovation educational program will be published on this site as it is implemented.
Please see each location's webpage for more information.
| Locations | Telephone | Fax |
|---|---|---|
| School Board Office | 770.536.5275 | 770.287.2019 |
| 508 Oak Street, Gainesville, GA 30501 | ||
| Centennial Arts Academy | 770.287.2044 | 770.287.2047 |
| 852 Century Place, Gainesville, GA 30501 | ||
| Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy | 770.532.7711 | 770.287.2011 |
| 1340 Enota Avenue, Gainesville, GA 30501 | ||
| Fair Street IB World School | 770.536.5295 | 770.287.2016 |
| 695 Fair Street, Gainesville, GA 30501 | ||
| Gainesville Exploration Academy | 770.287.1223 | 770.535.3798 |
| 1145 McEver Road Extension, Gainesville, GA 30504 | ||
| New Holland Core Knowledge Academy | 770.287.1095 | 770.718.9935 |
| 170 Barn Street, Gainesville, GA 30501 | ||
| Gainesville Middle School | 770.534.4237 | 770.287.2022 |
| 1581 Community Way, Gainesville, GA 30501 | ||
| Gainesville High School | 770.536.4441 | 770.287.2031 |
| 830 Century Place, Gainesville, GA 30501 | ||
| Wood's Mill Academy | 770.287.2021 | |
| 715 Wood's Mill Road, Gainesville, GA 30501 | ||
| The International Center | 770.536.0081 | 770.536.6771 |
| 715 Wood's Mill Road, Gainesville, GA 30501 | ||
| Wood's Mill Learning Academy | 770.287.8751 | 770.287.8639 |
| 715 Wood's Mill Road, Gainesville, GA 30501 | ||
| Daycare | 770.287.2024 | 770.287.2025 |
| 715 Wood's Mill Road, Gainesville, GA 30501 | ||
| Maintenance & Bus Shop | 770.536.8312 | 770.287.2008 |
| 816 Wood's Mill Road, Gainesville, GA 30501 | ||
