SAUGUS HIGH WILL GET GRANT MONEY FIRST.Byline: Mary Schubert Daily News Staff Writer They knew the money was coming, but not when it would arrive. Recently, Saugus High School Saugus High School may refer to:
Gov. Pete Wilson For others named Pete Wilson, see . Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. Wilson served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that announced Friday that Saugus High would be among the first five California campuses to receive its ``digital high school'' grant money. Last October, the governor and state Legislature A state legislature may refer to a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. The following legislatures exist in the following political subdivisions: The funding was awarded to Saugus High - where enrollment stands at 2,140 - at the rate of $300 per student, school officials said last fall. Dan Edwards Dan Edwards may be one of the following:
``The provisions of the state law say that (schools) have to put together an implementation plan (explaining) how they are going to put this money to good use,'' Edwards said. The idea behind the ``digital'' designation is to modernize California campuses with current computers and the infrastructure improvements - ranging from the installation of coaxial co·ax·i·al adj. Having or mounted on a common axis. coaxial Adjective 1. Electronics (of a cable) transmitting by means of two concentric conductors separated by an insulator cable and additional phone jacks to upgraded electrical wiring Electrical wiring in general refers to insulated conductors used to carry electricity, and associated devices. This article describes general aspects of electrical wiring as used to provide power in buildings and structures, commonly referred to as building wiring. - needed to support that high-tech equipment. The 1997-98 California budget provides $100 million for first-year funding of the Digital High School program. Next year's proposed state budget sets aside an additional $136 million as the second installment of a planned $500 million in state funding over five years. When deciding who should get the first round of funding, the state Board of Education looked at how applicant schools would incorporate computer technology into the classroom curriculum and ``not use it just to be fancy bells and whistles A slang English term for exceptional features in some product. In the computer field, it typically refers to functions in software that may be greatly appreciated by some users, even though they may not be necessary most of the time. ,'' Edwards said. The goal of the program is that eventually ``every high school in the state will be a digital high school,'' Edwards said. |
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