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It takes a lot of people to drive change in a school district. They have to share the same vision and work cooperatively to make a technology-based solution happen. We wish you could meet them and get to know them -- they're good folks, committed to what they're doing.
Along the way, a lot of learning happens, and being educators, they'd like to share that learning with others. This web site attempts to share some of what's been learned. But in a nutshell, here's what they have to say about introducing an ATM network in their school district, and how they feel about BellSouth.
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"You don't want to do this by yourself in the district: your people are already busy doing what you've asked them to do. You need to buy certain services and expertise."
"BellSouth has been a good neighbor."
Dr. Jayne Sargent, Superintendent
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"It starts with the realization that there's a problem. You assess what needs to improve and then you seek the tools and the partnerships that can provide solutions."
"BellSouth is one of those companies that can help you make solutions happen."
Mr. Ron Sellers, Deputy Superintendent
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"Educators are truly driven to see children achieve, and always looking for vehicles to help you do your job better. The Learning Connection -- this network will help us do our jobs better."
"BellSouth connectivity will help us support teachers, offer teacher training, and help with the teacher shortage through distance learning."
Ms. Martha Roberts, Executive Director, Instruction and Curriculum
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"Data based decision-making gives you the best picture of where you are and what you have to do. But to do that, you have to have current data that's accessible to the right people. That's the beauty of this system: it's fast and it's customizable."
"We appreciate that BellSouth circled around and caught Dr. Sargent's vision and is running with it."
Dr. Willie Johnson, Executive Director, Planning and Evaluation
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"Money in schools is tight: everything is set-aside for a fixed purpose, so anything new means some kind of adjustment."
"BellSouth helped us with the E-rate application. E-rate money made it possible for us to do more of what we wanted to do without dipping into our reserve funds."
Mr. Michael Thomas, Chief Financial Officer
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"It's been an experience. Doing something this large is not easy. But doing anything worthwhile takes commitment. This is definitely worthwhile."
"From the beginning we were told, "You all have to make this work." We knew we had to be a team to make this work. You can't disconnect what we did from what BellSouth did. An essential partner was BellSouth connecting it all. We learned from a previous experience that the lowest bid is not always the best bid."
Dr. Willie Mott, Assistant Superintendent, Facilities and Operations
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"You're not going to have all the answers, and you can't wait for all the answers. This is a journey. It will never be 'done.' We'll start using the tools immediately, and we'll learn how to use them. We'll keep learning and changing as we need to."
"BellSouth is bringing us together with people who have the applications that meet our needs."
Mr. Rusty Scafidel, Executive Director of Information Services
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"You can't just put the infrastructure out there without planning: this network took two years in development."
"BellSouth will have it staffed at all times; using BellSouth reduces my points of failure. I am getting rid of a headache and have all the control I want."
Mr. Kemper Porter, Network Administrator
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