children to have the finest educational technology possible—

you’d like to have a program that will whet the appetite for

learning, challenge the imagination and stretch the mind. Where

would you have to go to find out how to develop such a wonder?

Not very far.

Students of Maynardville Elementary teacher Mary Beth Davenport, Haley Miller and

Jonathan Letner, learn to use a program called KidPix on their laptop computers as principal

David Coppock looks on.

Some of the tools that Union County Schools Technology

Program provide include:

• School telephone systems that provide intercom systems,

teacher telephones in all classrooms, security and instant

communication.

• A single domain network that provides proxy server caching,

increased classroom Internet access; e-mail for all teachers and

administrators; access to color network laser printer; increased

security against hackers.

• Classroom access to the Internet; four computer work stations

in grades K-3; nine computer work stations in grades 4-5; 12

computer work stations in English and math classrooms,

grades 6-12; six computer labs at Union County High School;

four computer labs at Horace Maynard Middle School; one

computer lab at Luttrell Elementary School; a wireless laptop

lab at Maynardville Elementary School.

• Teacher and staff training.

• Bookmark (automated library software).

• Teacher voice mail and e-mail.

• Homework Hotline.

• Phone Master (calls parents of absent students).

• Participation in the Technology Literacy Challenge Grant.

Hallsdale-Powell Utility District is proud to salute Union

County Schools’ Technology Program, which is providing state-of-

the-art educational experiences to our children.

Thanks to a combination of expertise,

visionary leadership, careful planning

and tireless effort by Union County

educational professionals, coupled with

the generous involvement of a caring community,

the Union County Schools have

one of the best Technology Programs in

Tennessee. In fact, Union County has 1,500

computers for some 3,000 students, and is

ranked 4th in the state in student-to-computer

ratio. Under the guidance of Technology Supervisor

Wayne Goforth, Union County Schools

have funded the Technology Program with

some $1.1 million in grants and private

donations.