Hall-Dale High School Awarded Apple Distinguished School 2009-2010
Principal Steve Lavoie accepting the award
At the school assembly today February 12, 2010 Apple’s Tara Maker and Doug Snow awarded Hall-Dale High School the Apple Distinguished School award. Hall-Dale High School is very proud to accept the award as it has worked very hard to integrate technology and 21st century skills into the curriculum. This commitment has included a 1:1 laptop program and dedicated technology integration staff (thanks Mrs. Leimbach!) to support staff and classroom curriculum development.
Doug Snow and Tara Maker display the banner that will hang in the halls at Hall-Dale High School.
Apple Distinguished Schools are schools that have ubiquitously integrated Apple products and solutions and have become centers of educational excellence and leadership.
Schools nominated by Apple for designation as an Apple Distinguished School must demonstrate Apple’s highest vision of a successful 21st century learning environment, a strong relationship with Apple, and a willingness to do outreach activities. The specific manifestations of these qualities include:
Hall-Dale High School demonstrates “best practice” qualities of 21st century learning environment:
* Visionary leadership;
* An infrastructure (IT) that supports a learning workflow of “create-distribute-access-collaborate;”
* Engaging teaching and learning methods that capitalize on the qualities of today’s students who are mobile, collaborative and creative;
* One-to-one access to portable computers and/or mobile access devices (iPod) for all teachers and students;
* Evidence of ongoing professional development;
* A systematic approach and ongoing process for evaluation and assessment of results for education improvement and sustainability.
For 2009-10, 53 only schools across the United States were selected as Apple Distinguished Schools, so this is quite an honor.
Congratulations to our administration and staff!
