Culver is a small community in northern Indiana, known for Lake Maxinkuckee, its quiet setting and caring people that give it that home town feeling. Culver Community Schools Corporation was consolidated in 1968. It is comprised of four small towns in four townships from four different counties: Bass Lake in North Bend Township, Starke County; Culver in Union Township, Marshall County; Leiters Ford in Aubbeenaubbee Township, Fulton County; and Monterey in Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County. Our corporation is a reflection of all four communities, filled with eager students and caring staff. This is the backdrop of our story, because to understand our story is to understand the dynamics of the people of Culver Community Schools Corporation.
Our administrative and teaching staff have continually researched new, engaging, flexible learning options for our students. We began with new teaching tools in each classroom with Promethean Boards, iPods and interactive software. We are initiating a one-to-one program where each student in the high school and middle school will be issued an iPad 2 that they will use and be responsible for. A large portion of their class books will be digital books on their iPads. Eventually, as textbooks adoption years roll by, the goal is to have all of our textbooks digitally installed on the iPads. Technology is advancing at a rapid rate, and we must stay on top of it to give our students as many advantages as possible.
After much research, testing, and discussion with the school board, administrators, technology specialists and teachers, Culver Community Schools Corporation selected Apple Corporation as the provider of iPads for a One-to-One initiative. The iPad cost, battery life, size, function, and simplicity make it more than just a mobile computing device; it's a new way of learning.
The pursuit of alternative funding also began to bear fruit. Culver Community Schools Corporation is using Capital Projects Funding and grant money to fund the program. Teacher training is scheduled for the summer of 2011, and policies and procedures are currently being developed. As we prepare for the 2011-2012 school year, the Culver Community Schools Corporation is poised to embrace a new and exciting tool that will help prepare our students for success in the 21st century.
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