Bring Your Own Device Pilot Project

Building Responsible INternet Guests is a new and exciting initiative for the entire district.   BRING-IT is our creative spin on “bring your own technology” and refers to students bringing their own technology like smartphones, tablets, and laptops to school for educational use. In the past, we have provided the technology that students would need for the school day. This was done by using funding received through the government (state/local) or by applying for special technology grants.

An advantage for students is that they will be able to use the same computing device at home and in school. This means they would have access to all of digital resources that they were accessing in school at home.

Overall, with insightful planning, written school policies, and a filtered network, our students can bring their own technology devices into the school to utilize them for engaging learning activities.

The decision to allow a student to bring personally-owned technology to school ultimately rests with  parents and students. We realize that not every student owns a device or may choose not to bring personally-owned technology to school. Additionally, there is absolutely no expectation that parents should provide a device to their child, unless they choose to do so. LTSD will continue to invest in technology for our students.

The pilot team will meet through the 2012-13 school year to develop policies and guidelines in an effort to make bring your technology a successful district-wide program.

LTSD School Resource Officer

Loyalsock Township School District is excited to welcome Trooper Mike Knight of the state police as our school resource officer for the upcoming school year.

The SRO is a first for our district, which never had a stationed a police officer in a school building.

Trooper Knight will be assigned to the district on a varying schedule and will be available at some afterschool events, primarily at the middle and high school.

The officer also will respond to emergencies outside of the district if needed by the state police. 

In addition, the SRO will perform other services such as driver education, school bus safety, development of school safety plans and school security walk-throughs.

Welcome Trooper Knight!

PA Virtual Charter Schools

A study, released  this past Summer by the National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado, focuses on seven full-time virtual schools in Pennsylvania and four other states using K12.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/education/report-criticizes-progress-at-cyber-charter-schools-645237/#ixzz28RJS89QR

LTSD Alumni Association

The Alumni Association was established to achieve several goals - To develop a true high school learning community consisting of students, alumni, parents, district staff and community members; to create strong ties between alumni and current students; and to create an effective alumni network that will provide valuable resources to the students and alumni.

Please take a minute to look over our Alumni Association site.  If you would like to be included on our alumni database complete the survey at the following link - http://www.ltsd.k12.pa.us/Page/314 .  While you are on the site, consider joining the Alumni Association.  Your membership dues fund educational grants for our faculty throughout the school year.