Patrick C. Daly, Superintendent

Technology Newsletter

iPad Initiative, Year One Reflection During the 2011-12 school year the North Reading Public Schoolsintroduced iPads into the classrooms for use with students.   The process began last spring when five cartswere purchased, one for each of our five schools.   Our cart recipients deserve congratulations:Peter Kane, Christopher Roofe, Beth Brown, Helen Kelley, and Gretchen Shaw wentabove and beyond this year in providing support for all educators in the programas well as maintaining these carts for use with a classroom full of eagerstudents!   Additionally, Joanne Coughlinand Randy Pyrcz, along with the entire technology team, should be commended fortheir roles in setting up and supporting this emerging technology. Some highlights from this initiative include one of our cartrecipients, Helen Kelley, presenting to an over-capacity crowd of educators atthe Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence presentation in April.   This fall several of our educators will bepresenting at...