Document Type
Issue Area Three
Abstract
Iowa has anticipated . the technology explosion and its impact on teaching and learning. Local schools have been scrambling to find ways to finance the necessary purchases of hardware, software, and staff development time necessary for successful implementation.
Many districts are influenced by a public already burdened with high property taxes and a reluctance to pass funding mechanisms such as instructional support levies or physical plant and equipment levies. These districts are placed at a big disadvantage when their public acknowledges the need for technology but refuses to pass the necessary levies to fund the purchases.
Districts not able to fund technology plans under current budget restraints are forced to consider alternatives. "Most school systems do not know how to get information about the new and available technology, how to integrate it into practice, or how to pay for it." This seems to be true, especially in smaller districts not able to hire technology coordinators full-time due to budget constraints. Discussing options, five areas previously mentioned may serve to give new ideas for funding technology plans.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
6
Issue
1
First Page
97
Last Page
99
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1996 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Whipple, Frederick G.
(1996)
"After Taxes and Levies: Alternatives for Funding Technology,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 6:
No.
1, Article 29.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol6/iss1/29
