Pekin Public School District 108 is commited to the ideal that a technologically integrated working environment wil exsist for all students and staff. The environment must include:

• appropriate technological tools and skills used in an active and enriching, restructured environment to enhance learning, teaching, and their management.
• easily accessible and continuous support, training and time for the using the tools of technology to enhance teaching and learning.
• efficient infrastructure to connect the home, the classroom, the school, and agencies of the community to resources available across the world.
• continuous monitoring, evaluation, and updating of district and buildings' technology plans.

Our district's Wide Area Network consists of over 100 miles of single mode fiber that connects our 10 schools. In each building, classroom stations can be connected via 100Mb Ethernet or 25Mb ATM.

• Global Connections 2000
  • Topology
  • Network Design
  • Applications
  • Costs/Benefits
• FAQ's about our network

Some of our instructional management tools include:

• Novell's Application Launcher for launching network software.
• AS/400 w/ CIMS software for maintaining both student and financial records.  
• Learning Village for promoting on-line collaboration and producing classroom websites
• Gateway Library Manangement for library automation management.
• AbacusXP system that manages student test scores.

• 1997 Elementary School District of the Year, selected by the National School Board Association
• 1996 Recepient of US Department of Education's Technology Innovation Challenge Grant (one of only 24 in the entire nation).
• 1994 State of Illinois Technology Demonstration Site (one of only 14 in IL)

Learning Community 2000 is the title of our 1996 Technology Innovation Challenge Grant from the US Department of Education. It's goal is to create a technological

• Learning Community 2000
• Partner Board
• Learning Community Task Force
• Training Task Force
• Infrastructure Task Force
• Civics Task Force
• Resource Page
• Public Access Sites
• Student Webmaster Program

Extended activities related to technology are available for both staff, students, and parents. After school technology clubs are offered at all grade levels.

• Fellowships Program
• 1998 -Summer Camps
• 1997 -Summer Camps

Technology training opportunities are available for all staff, parents, students, and community.

• Pilot Program
• Technology Academy

Community Classes for parents and community are offered three times a year. By building public access points for technology at the Pekin Public Library and Miller Senior Center, we've been able to expand out number of community classes to reach additional audiences.

District 108 has produced two video tapes that are available for more information on our...

• Technology Planning
• Staff Development