Funding+and+Support

This page will be used to explore both traditional and alternative ways of paying for the technology that the Academy of Discovery requires in order to be fully implemented:

=Current Resources=
 * 1) Four Smart Boards
 * 2) Four LCD Projectors
 * 3) Four Teacher Laptops
 * 4) Three Student Laptops
 * 5) 12 Desktop Computers
 * 6) Two digital video cameras
 * 7) Two digital still cameras
 * 8) One GPS unit
 * 9) Two Smart Slates

Cresthill Funding

 * 1) $32,000 to be used for Laptops (between 24-30 Laptops)

=Unfunded Resources=
 * 1) 30-36 Laptops
 * 2) 4 Digital Still Cameras
 * 3) 4 Digital Video Cameras
 * 4) Academy of Discovery Fund (Approximately $1000)

=Possible Funding Resources=


 * Grants that might fit educational and technology goals
 * Partnerships with local businesses that are looking to hire technologically savvy workers OR Corporate Donations (All business with at least one office building in the Highlands Ranch area)
 * [|Time Warner Telecom]
 * [|Wholesale-Telecom]
 * [|Qwest]
 * [|Xo Communications]
 * [|AT&T]
 * Using end of year rollover funds
 * Using these [|Creative Ideas from TechLearning]
 * [|Other Resources]