District 217 strives to enable the children of our community. By implementing vast amounts of technology in virtually every district facility, we are giving staff and students the opportunity to experience more efficient learning environments.

District 217 structures many classes around computer use to teach the students basic (and advanced) skills that will help them in endeavors after District 217.

Starting with pre-school class rooms, District 217 has a minimum of 1 computer in every classroom in the district.
There are computer labs in every building.

Technology Overview

District-Wide
-Fiber Optic Connections between Grade School and Middle/High School
-Fiber Optics to Abingdon Public Library
-SMARTBoard/Mimio & Projectors in nearly every classroom
-Every Student 6-12 receives an Email Account
-Every Staff member receives an Email Account
-Independent Servers / Data Management

HGS
-27 Computers in K-5 Lab
-6 Computers in HGS Reading Room

AMS
-24 computers in AMS Library Lab
-26 Computers in 6th Grade Lab
-26 Computers in 7th Grade Room 5
-26 Computers in 8th Grade Computer Lab

AHS
-26 computers in AHS Desktop Publishing and Computer Concepts Lab
-44 Computers in AHS Library
-33 Computers in AHS English rooms 15 and 16
-12 Computers in AHS Science/Chemistry Classroom
-14 Computers in AHS Drafting/Woodworking Classroom
-10 Laptops for student/staff use
-26 Computers in High School Business Classroom/Lab
-Hands on "Tech-Cadet" Assignments

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