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The Fourth Question
Early in my consulting in the early 1990s I came up with four basic questions that schools had to struggle with as they integrated technology. I think they are still the ones to ask today, even though the answers and issues now vary. The four questions Like a lot of the early tech people in →
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Early Consulting Concepts – The 4 Questions
As news of the Loomis technology progress spread, more and more schools in New England started contacting me to “consult”. By 1993, I was soon advising emerging tech committees at Noble and Greenough, Concord Academy, Deerfield Academy, Tabor Academy, The Winsor School, Miss Porter’s School, Hamden Hall, Milton Academy, Ethel Walker and several others. Given →
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Registrar progress
By early 1990 all of the teachers were typing their comments, many had computers at home, and most were using FirstClass. That alone was a huge culture shift. What remained, however, was the printing and sorting and mailings of five to six thousand separate pieces of paper each marking period. It was still nearly impossible →
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FirstClass – a quantum leap
By the early 1990s most of the faculty were using a computer or had access to one somewhere on campus. The computer lab in the Science Center and a smaller one in the library provided access for students during the school day. With a student body of about 700, 100 faculty and 40 or so →
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Comment Victory #1
As I start to describe the process of evolution of teacher comments, I need to explain the setting. I was not a prep school kid and I ended up at Loomis Chaffee almost by chance. I could not have had better luck. My teaching colleagues and the administration were some of the most talented, generous, →
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The pre-tech Registrar Office
March 15, 2024 Before databases and scheduling programs, getting 700-800 students and 100 faculty organized into class sections was a huge, labor-intensive task. Creating a non-conflicting schedule for all the students, teachers and rooms was one herculean task. It was and still is not fully possible. Not all students are going to be able to →
Tales from the Tech Trail 