Q1. Who is eligible to take the laptop course, where you receive a laptop for professional usage?
A1. All certified staff, including nurses. Also included are all school and district adminstrators – and most recently, we’ve opened access to supervisor/specialists who are salaried employees.
Q2. Will hourly employees be eligible to receive a laptop?
A2. No.
Q3. How often are the classes available? and where are they listed?
A3. Classes are available each semester and are posted on the district’s professional development web site. >>http://www.wdmcs.org/district/staffdev
Q4. I’m new to the district, how do I get one of the teacher laptops?
A4. Sign up for the teacher laptop course – It’s a 15 hour professional development course where you’ll receive 1 credit hour towards license renewal – and you’ll receive a laptop, carry case, mouse, and flash drive. The laptop will enable you to remotely access your network drives from home! Classes are listed on the district’s professional development web site.