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teachers? Isn' t techno1og of the future just as important in education. <br /> Mr. Childs said he would not put it that way. There is no point putting <br /> technology in if you aren' t going to support it' s use and there is an <br /> annual operating expense. <br /> D r. DeMou ra said his concern i s that the community understand there is a <br /> cost associated with technology of about 30 of what you have ingested in <br /> technology. <br /> Mr, Childs said i t is about $50-70 , 000 a year once the building is fully <br /> occupied* <br /> Bill asked about the 1 ife cycle of the equipment? <br /> M r. Childs said they amortize the wiring over 20 years a the i nput/output <br /> devises over 7 years . <br /> Dill said with the fast moving technology, isn't the system obsolete after <br /> 7 years? <br /> Mr, Childs said to stag absolutely on *top of the physical technology, i t i s <br /> obsolete 6 months before it is published . what is the educational use of <br /> it? There are two levels of obsolescence - physical and educational . <br /> Educational use is longer than 7 years but probably less than 106 <br /> Bill asked if the School Dept. will need full time personnel? <br /> Mr. Childs said it requires internal educational leadership to do <br /> continuous educational planning . The technical personnel to keep it <br /> running can be contracted out and can be an "on-call position to begin <br /> w 'th. when the facility is being used to its maximum, including com unity <br /> facility , you will probably need full time* <br /> Peter asked about the Dept of Agriculture grant program. <br /> M r. Childs said he has applied for 18 of them and received none. The <br /> districts were considered not needy. Good Congressional connections help. <br /> Steve said the o support costs have to be considered in context of the <br /> programs we would have no matter what - it is not o on top of everything , <br /> it is not a o addition . A certain amount of that cost would be there <br /> anyway w i th no high tech courses,. <br /> Peter agreed, it is part of the entire package of providing a good <br /> educationi. <br /> Pair said education has changed so much; you can ' t teach students to <br /> memorize,L It is better for there to know where to find information thea to <br /> just know i t. <br /> Peter~ i s concerned many people feel we can put computers in if we have <br /> money left over. <br /> Janice said that cannot be the attitude. <br /> M r. Childs warned that the School Department has to pay careful attention <br /> to what the budget structure will be . Be careful about how much technology <br /> goes in the school until you know you can support i t. <br /> Michael Pare said he would like to see a detailed document explaining <br /> exactly what Mr. Childs will be doing for the school dept* The 5 line <br /> document he provided is not specific enough to be sure we wi 1 I get what we <br /> need. <br /> M r, Childs left a draft document with D r, DeMou ra for everyone's review. <br /> It is a starting point for the details that Michael wants. <br /> Michael asked what will he be doing for the committee and for Dr. DeMo u ra? <br /> Mr' Childs responded the first phase is to get a basic technology direction <br /> 2 <br />