During the summer of 2013, Seymour Community Schools decided to offer four GET REAL workshops.  Offering a technology device to any of the teaching staff who would donate one day of their summer and participating in checkpoints throughout the following school year.  

All participating elementary staff was given a Kindle Fire HD and shown how register it, add apps, and how it could possibly be used in students hands.  

All participating secondary staff were given a Chromebook and shown how to register it, use Google Docs, and My Big Campus.

Each participant agreed to participate in quarterly 'checkpoints' the school year of 2013 - 2014.  Such checkpoints so far have been to watch videos from our subscription to Atomic Learning and to create data using Google Docs.

We are currently a 1:1 school district where grades 5 through 12 take their devices home each day.  The plan started as follows:

2014 - 2015 

Grade 6 - Approximately 350 students each having a Chromebook  - Funding provide by Digital Learning Grant, Common School Loan and Capital Projects Funds

Advanced Placement classes at Seymour High School - Approximately 400 students having access to Chromebooks - Funding provided by Common School Loan and Capital Projects Funds

2015 - 2016

Grade 7, 8 & 9 - August of  2015 - Approximately 350 students each having a Chromebook  - Funding provide by Digital Learning Grant, Common School Loan and Capital Projects Funds

Seymour High School (Remaining students) - November,  2015 - Approximately 950 students each having a Chromebook  - Funding provide by Digital Learning Grant, Common School Loan and Capital Projects Funds

2016 - 2017

Grade 5 - Approximately 350 students each having a Chromebook  - Funding provide by Digital Learning Grant, Common School Loan and Capital Projects Funds

2016 - 2017 

Grades 1 through 4 were issued chromebooks to each student but do not go home.  That is approximately 1400 additional devices.

2017 - 2018 

Kindergarten classes were issued a cart of 30 for every two classes, creating a semi 1:1 initiative in those grades.

2019 - 2020

Kindergarten classes have increased access to devices for 1:1 education.
SCSC initiates trial of eLearning Days

 2020 - 2021

All K-12 students now taking devices home due to Covid 19.  eLearning has become prevalent across all grades.  Students have access to content while learning from home.