As the nation's eleventh largest school district, Dallas Independent School District serves more than 160,000 students who come from homes where 58 different languages are spoken. Operating with a $1 billion dollar budget, DISD employs 18,613 employees including 10,000 teachers in 220 schools.
23 Feb 2001
DISD families at Boude Storey Elementary School will bring home Saturday, February 24, a technology tool that will contribute to the enhancement of their education. They will take home recycled computers donated to the district's Connect-A-Student to Technology (CAST) program and also will receive training on its use. The distribution begins at 8 a.m. at Service Center 2, located at 3701 South Lamar.
"We will distribute our 1000th computer on Saturday to a district family," said Donald Smith, Director —Technology Outreach Program. "This is significant because we can't stress enough the importance of having the appropriate tools at home for children to succeed in the classroom and in the marketplace."
CAST was created by the district's Technology Outreach Program to improve student literacy and students' computer use and proficiency. The program allows students at selected schools to take donated computers home and provides them connectivity to the school and to the Internet for curriculum enhancement. In addition, parents will have the ability to hear from the teacher via regular teacher to parent e-mails.
For more information regarding the program, please call 972-925-5019.