PSRC Aware - Public Schools of Robeson County

Special GiS @ LSHS
Dr. Johnny Hunt speaks with Lumberton HS
students and their families as they pick up
their new computers.
Taylor Stuart said the computer will
help him in class. “We take alot of
notes in class and i can type faster
than I can write and having more
resources to help me is a bonus,” said
Stuart. Each Lumberton Senior High
School teacher also received a
MacBook and will also receive an iPad.
The computers are just one part of the
grant. It also funds extra social
workers at the school, a Drop-­‐out
preven;on coordinator, an addi;onal
counselor, a 9 th grade Career Academy
for Math and a Business and
Community Liason who networks with
the community to ensure the
ini;a;ves that began with the grant
con;nue once it ends. A large amount
of the funding also aides with staff
development and academy. Another
por;on is being used for technology
infrastructure. The school couldn’t
operate such an extensive computer
wireless network without changes.
Some of the students have never
owned a lap top computer. The
parents say the experience is a great
educa;onal opportunity, but it also
gives the students responsibility which
will assist them as they get older and
move toward college.
The computers are considered a
technology which is being used to
enhance the school district. Educators
know as students receive addi;onal
support, their successful gradua;on
will also enhance the community. The
computers will be returned to
Lumberton Senior High School at the
end of the school year for a new class
of students . Fairmont High School
also received more than one million
dollars through the School
Improvement Grant.
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