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Interested in helping us purchase technology
items? You can email
us
or
call the office @ 337-937-6915.
Our technology committee
is interested in donations for iPads, (or
iPad labs, computers, Promethean products and software for intervention and centers.
If you are
interested in
donating money
or items and
would like a
copy of our
technology
proposal
mailed to you
(or your
company)
email
us
or call the
office @
337-937-6915. We
would need your name (or your company's
name), address, phone number and a contact
email address. Any help would be greatly
appreciated!
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Our
Journey, Our Story, Our
Quest
Dozier Elementary has been
on a long journey since
Hurricane Rita's tidal surge
hit our small town in 2005.
As you look at the school
now, not evident is the long
road we have traveled
through the last six years.
It all began on September
24, 2005, when Hurricane
Rita’s tidal surge slammed
into a neighboring coastal
Louisiana parish sending
flood water in Vermilion
Parish. Of the twenty
district schools, seven were
instantly displaced. One of
those schools was our school
Dozier Elementary.
From 2005 until 2009 our
school campus moved four
times in four years.
Needless to say, it was a
really long journey home.
One thing we are extremely
proud of, is that despite
obstacles such as moving
physical plants four times,
losing equipment or having
to rebuild, we kept our “Eye
on Technology” and even
managed to move forward in
the process.
Of course, the journey
wasn't easy and many things
lost in 2005 were never
replaced. So we decided to
"help ourselves" by setting
up an "Eye on Tech" campaign
to assist us in attaining
technology resources.
Our "Eye on Tech" campaign
started on our website in
2009, by asking for help
with simple resources which
would help teachers mesh the
curriculum with current
technology tools. The 1st
year, we were able to get
grade level cameras, flip
cameras and software with
our campaign.
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During the 2010-2-11 school year, our
wonderful "Eye on Tech" business partners
Hess, Sparrows, the Erath 4th of July
Association and the Erath Backer's Club,
helped us make great strides with our
technology growth at Dozier. We are looking
to do that again this year.
One goal in our technology plan and “Eye on
Tech Wish List” included our school
eventually having a Promethean Board in all
regular education classrooms. With the help
our generous donors, Dozier Elementary was
able to accomplish this. In fact, Dozier
was the 1st school in our district to not
only have one in all regular education
classrooms, but by the spring of 2011, all
of our teachers had received professional
development training as well.
Also in April of 2011 through these donors,
we were able to purchase a new mobile lab
and a five new computers as well. The
donations from our local businesses have
impacted our school in more ways than they
can imagine.
Again during the the 2011-12 school year,
$21,000 was donated by Hess and the Erath
4th of July Association and that was
earmarked for classroom computers. Twenty
six classroom computers were purchased with
these funds. The 2012-2015 Technology Plan
was completed and the school will purchase
computers with district money and for the
first time ever, the school will have a
stationary computer lab as well.
Now keep in mind, even though we have moved
forward, we are hoping to strive for more.
This year our priority lies with our
continued growth by upgrading and replacing
older computers for productive technology
integration lessons daily.
Though we do have some nice technology
resources in place, we also have many
outdated computers with very little memory
or small hard drives that do need upgrading
or need to be replaced. So we could use
"your" help with this.
After years of unforeseen obstacles that was
thrown our way, the one constant for us was
that we were able to keep our “Eye on
Technology." We know that with our
determination to continue our journey,
coupled with your donations, we can continue
walking down a path that will help our
school acquire more technology resources to
enrich our curriculum.
With a technology plan in place, goals on
the horizon and hope of more donations,
Dozier Elementary truly wants to continue
moving forward for us to have effective 21st
century classrooms. You can help us do that
by contacting our Principal Karla Toups for
more details or by looking at our school
website.
We are not interested in continuing our
growth by hopefully gaining iPads labs and
Promethean products in the next couple of
years/
Could you please help us with our technology
goal?
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