MCSD Technology Department

 

Monessen City School District

Technology Department

 

Mission Statement

 

The Monessen City School District’s Technology Mission is to provide all students and staff with reasonable access to technologies that address the scope of instructional needs to improve student learning and staff effectiveness. The District will utilize technology to enhance classroom instruction, integrate educational technology to support curriculum, increase efficiency in communication and data management, and provide support through training and technical assistance. Through effective use of district resources, students will succeed in future educational and career endeavors.

 

Technology shall be implemented to enhance, improve, engage and stimulate the learning environment for all students to advance their educational experience and skills to prepare them to live and work in a global community. Therefore, the challenge of educators is to equip students with knowledge, skills, and values that will enable them to live effectively, productively, and enjoyably in our continuously changing world. Inherent is the intent to help each student reach his/her full potential as a human being.

 

District Hardware

 

Pre-K Students

Students in the Pre-K Counts Program I-pads that are utilized for early learning apps and daily school activities. Students enjoy learning how to use the technology along with the many interesting applications that help with their day-to-day activities. Having an early start in technology will help as they move through the later grades.

 

Kindergarten and First Grade

Kindergarten and First Grade have touchscreen Chromebooks for grades K-1 for every student.

 

Grades 2-12

Students in grades 2-12 have one-on-one Chromebooks. Each student is assigned a Chromebook for school use. Students have various educational websites and programs that are utilized daily as part of a rounded education experience. 

 

Special Education Services & Life Skills Classes

All students placed in special education services are also assigned a one-on-one Chromebook to do daily activities accustomed to their learning experience in their assigned special education classrooms and for home use.

 

District Infrastructure

 

The District is connected through a Wide Area Network and the buildings are wired using CAT 6 cabling. The infrastructure consists of fiber optic future-proofing throughout the district. Monessen has implemented virtual servers.

 

We recently migrated all operating systems to Windows 11 and also run Office 2019.

 

Services Provided

 

The Technology Department provides the following services for the District:

-PC Installation

-PC Repair

-Software Implementation

-Network Implementation and Repair

-Data Backups

-Content Filtering

-Email Services

-Website Management

 

 

Twisted Technology will be handling the district's technology needs.

More Information coming soon.....