Monday, December 10, 2012
Superintendent Mackey Pendergrast implores board on values technological use would bring to district.
What's the norm in the real world may become the same inside the classroom at the West Morris Regional High School district. Since Mackey Pendergrast took over as Superintendent March 1 this year, he's consistently banged the drum on taking the next step in the implementation of technology in the classroom. The district has even hired a supervisor of technology this school year to oversee that process. "Wi-Fi is the new oxygen. If you can't have everybody on, then it's useless," said Pendergrast Monday evening at the board of education's regular meeting. That was the general theme of his presentation to the board to bring the latest technology to the district. Pendergrast is lobbying for the use of student-owned technology at the high …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Faculty waits on BOE approval to create 'sick bank' for West Morris Central nurse with breast cancer.
One hundred and fifty of the 240 faculty members within the West Morris Regional School District’s Teacher’s Association have signed a petition allowing for a donation of sick days to an ill colleague. But it’s up to the Board of Education to allow the action to happen, and has been in their hands since October, according to Teacher’s Association President Joyce Hartmann. Superintendent Mackey Pendergrast has been aware of the issue since September, Hartmann said. The action, which would create a “sick bank” for an ill colleague–Susan Moor, a nurse at West Morris Central–would take donated sick days from faculty members willing to contribute for Moor to use as she battles breast cancer. Moor is out of available sick days, since she used …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Schools undergoing 'tsunami' of technological advancements, superintendent says.
The goal is to be the most effective school district in the country. And to get there, Superintendent Mackey Pendergrast said, means a major shift in technology and focusing on its uses. Pendergrast gave a 20-minute presentation to the West Morris Regional Board of Education Monday night on the topic of technology and its meteoric evolution, and how it’s changing the style in which students learn. The presentation began with the airing of a commercial for the Samsung 10.1 S-Note, a tablet computer with a multitude of capabilities that can be utilized in the classroom. “Back in March, I said this district was poised for progress,” Pendergrast said. “We’re preparing students for the next academic challenge, and for life.” The district is …
LVMom
9:32 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
sometimes the best thing to do is act first then worry about logistics later. this woman needs help NOW. the family has been through too much. as far as precedence. if someone else looses their child then gets diagnosed with cancer within 12 months this SHOULD be precedence. this brings tears to my eyes every time i think about it. more ›