National Education Technology Plan - Baker School District

Idaho
The Idaho Student Information Management System or ISIMS
Project creates a statewide, student information management
system designed to provide new resources for parents, teachers,
students and all stakeholders of education in Idaho. The ISIMS
project is a partnership of the Governor and Legislature, State
Board of Education, State Department of Education, J.A. &
Kathryn Albertson Foundation and all school districts in Idaho.
In the 2003 legislative session, the Idaho legislature passed
legislation requiring all school districts in Idaho to use the ISIMS
system to the full extent of its availability. The J.A. & Kathryn
Albertson Foundation dedicated $35 million to the development
and implementation of the ISIMS system. The plan expands a $3.5
million pilot program now in place in 13 districts that allows the
districts to collect, maintain and share student information among
their schools. The project will build a centralized, uniform system
that includes a host of web-based resources and tools for education
stakeholders.
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West Virginia
The West Virginia Virtual School (WVVS) was created by state
senate legislation that became effective on July 1, 2000. It was
created to offer high quality educational courses to students
through Internet technology, regardless of school location or size.
The West Virginia legislature passed the bill based on the following
findings about virtual learning:
• West Virginia schools have improved and expanded Internet
access, which enables schools to offer courses through the
Internet, and other new and developing technologies.
• Current technology is available to provide students with more
resources for learning, and new and developing technologies
offer even more promise for expanded opportunities.