1 May 2000
WHAT:
General Superintendent Dr. Waldemar Rojas and Retired General Colin Powell, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will kick off the Oracle Promise program in the Dallas Independent School District.
The Oracle Promise is a national program, sponsored by Oracle Corporation, to assist districts in providing the hardware and software for students to access Internet resources. In Dallas, this program will place up to 2000 network computers and selected peripherals in a minimum of 23 schools. Oracle employees will assist in the software installation. Selected teachers from each school will receive training and materials to ensure student access and effective use.
WHEN:
A ribbon-cutting event has been scheduled for Monday, May 8, at 1 p.m. at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, 2501 Flora.
>b>WHY:
Oracle has long been dedicated to improving education for America's youth."Oracle's Promise" expands the "Oracle Classroom of the Future" initiative, an established program created to donate software and hardware to low-income school districts.
OTHER:
Oracle Promise Schools are: High Schools: Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and Bryan Adams. Middle Schools: Fred Florence, Thomas Rusk. Elementary Schools: Edward J. Kiest, Rosemont, Ben Milam, Billy E. Dade, Stevens Park, O.M. Roberts, Sam Houston, Mark Twain, T. L. Marsalis, A. S. Johnston, Burnet, Anson Jones, Amelia Earhart, Herbert Marcus, Arthur Kramer, Reinhardt, George Bannerman Dealey, Bayles and Sidney Lanier.