Section 365.30  Program Specifications

a)         Each project funded under this program shall be based on a plan developed by a technology immersion committee as provided in Section 2-3.135 of the School Code for the purpose of addressing one or more of the problems specified in that Section.

b)         Recipients under this program shall receive a major portion of the resources necessary to implement their approved plans by means of comprehensive, technology-based learning programs.  Funding under this program will be used to:

1)         provide training for teachers and administrators in participating schools on the effective integration of personal laptop computers into a comprehensive, technology-based learning program;

2)         furnish personal laptop computers for all teachers and students in the classrooms designated for participation and for selected administrators in the schools where those classrooms are located;

3)         support the use of the laptop computers through the purchase of related hardware, software, and other technologies and through the provision of maintenance, repair, and warranty services relevant to those resources.

c)         Recipients under this program may be required to upgrade their electrical or other capacity or to make other in-kind contributions as a condition of participation.

d)         Each recipient under this program shall be required to develop a policy providing for:

1)         students' safety when using the Internet; and

2)         students' use of, responsibility for, and return of equipment and materials loaned under this program.

e)         Each recipient under this program shall provide State-furnished laptop computers to administrators only to the extent that these individuals have a demonstrable role in supporting the work of the teachers whose classrooms are served or in conducting or supporting efforts aimed at alleviating the problems identified in the recipient's plan.

f)          Each recipient shall compile the information necessary for purposes of the annual progress report required by Section 2-3.135(f) of the School Code.