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i'^'.- .^1, />:^. BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Form No 1374—5/75 &M BOSTON PLBLIC SCHOOLS LINC BOSTON II Learning and Information Network for the Community Comprehensive Technology Plan to Support Focus on Children II J Boston Public Schools LINC Boston II Thomas M. Menino Mayor ofBoston Boston School Committee Elizabeth Reilinger, Ph.D., Chair • Alfreda Harris, Vice-Chair Angel Amy-Moreno, Ph.D. • Robert P. Gittens • Susan Naimark Marchelle Raynor • William Spring Thomas W. Payzant Superintendent PROJECT CO-DIRECTORS Ann Grady, Office ofInstructional Technology, BPS Albert Lau, Office ofInformation Systems, BPS STUDYMANACEMENT TEAM Steven Gag, Mayor's Technology Advisor, City ofBoston Lisa McNulty, Office of Instructional Technology, BPS Clinton Rowe, Office ofInstructional Technology, BPS Alice Santiago, Office ofInstructional Tehcnology, BPS Mary Skipper, TechBoston, BPS TECHNOLOGYCONSULTANTS Bob Pearlman, Former President, Autodesk Foundation Scott Garren, Garren Shay Associates BOSTONPUBLICSCHOOL'S TEACHINGAND LEARNING TEAM Timothy Knowles, Deputy Superintendent for Teaching and Learning George Cox, Center for Leadership Development Pia Durkin, Unified Student Services Team Ann Grady, Office ofInstructional Technology and Library Media Nydia Mendez, Bilingual Education and Language Services Kathleen Mullin, School-to-Career/Technical Vocational Education Sid Smith, Curriculum and Instruction m Boston Public Schools LINC Boston II MAYOR'S "LI\C2 THE FUTURE"ADVISORY COMMITTEE & Joyce Plotkin, Executive Director, Massachusetts Software Internet Council (Co-Chair) John CulHnane, President, The CulHnane Group, (Co-Chair) David Driscoll, Commissioner ofEducation, CommonweaUh ofMassachusetts Mike Contompasis, Interim School Superintendent, Boston Public Schools David Lewis, CIO, Commonwealth ofMassachusetts Craig Burlingame, CIO, City ofBoston Edward Doherty, President, Boston Teachers Union Deborah Jackson, Executive Director, Boston Foundation John Morgridge, Chairman, Cisco Corporation Bob Mudge, President, Verizon, Massachusetts JoAnne Gora, Chancellor, UMASS Boston Karen Smith, Executive Director, TECH CORPS® Bernard Margolis, President, Boston Public Library & Chris Dede, Chair, Learning Teaching Area, Harvard Graduate School ofEducation Sean C.Rush, General Manager, IBM Global Education Maria Quiroga, Esq, Sessa, Glick, Quiroga, and Hibbard, parent Mitch Resnick, Associate Professor ofLearning Research, MIT Media Laboratory Also invitedto sen>e: Paul Guzzi, President, Greater Boston Chamber ofCommerce Lisa Signori, Budget Director, City ofBoston John Bailey, Special Assistant to the Secretary, US Department ofEducation Charles Vest, President, MIT John Gage, Lead Scientist, SUN Microsystems George Russell, State Street Foundation Freda Garcia, United South End Settlements Edward DeMore, CEO, Boston Digital Bridge Foundation Ruthella Logan-Cruz, Coordinator, Technology Goes Home IV Boston Public Schools LINC Boston 11 LINCII Contributors Nicole Bahnam, BPS Headmaster, Boston High Wanda Mines, Dorchester BayEDC School LadyJune Hubbard-Cole, WheelockCollege Maura Banta, IBM Chnstine Hughes, BPS, OIT Kate Bielaczyc. Hanard University Alice Jackson. ACORN Invin Blumer, Boston College JenniferJackson, BPS,OIT Deborah Boisvert, UMASS/Boston KimJaney. Massachusetts AdvocacyCenter George Bowman, State Street Foundation Alice Jelin. Massachusetts Software Council Craig Burlingame, Boston City Hall Carleton W. Jones, BPS,Office ofPlanning MaryEllen CafFerty,BPS Operations Support NancyJones, BPS, CenterforMediaTechnology Patrick CaflFerty, Boston Public Library LauraJunior, BPS,OIT ManaCardoso, Dorchester Bay EDC Julie Kaminkow, CISCO ShirleyCarrington, PFD Diane JassKetelhut, Harvard Graduate School of LesleyCayton. BostonConnects, Inc Education Jack Clark, Jobs and Community Services Steve Kowalski, ,4pple Computer Maru Colbert, BPHC-Education-MIT Austin Layne, ACORN Kim Cole, Fnat StrategyGroup Steven Leonard, Cityon a Hill CharterSchool Ann Coles, Higher Ed. Info Center Connie Louie, Massachusetts Dept. ofEducation Norman Conklin, BPS.OIS Bob Lyons, BPS Principal SandraCopman, School-to-Career Juan Maya, Massachusetts AdvocacyCenter Jack Casey, BPS, OIT Susan McCann, BPS, OIT JimCoffey, BPS, OIT Jack McCauley, BPS Unified Sttident Services & Alvin Cooper, BPS,OIT ATC Jo Corro, MassachusettsOffice ofStudent Finance Jim McCusker, HIQ Assistance. John McDonough, BPS, ChiefFinancial Officer Carolyn Costello. BPS Teacher Janet McGill, WomensEducational Industrial Union Laurie Crumpacker, Wheelock College Wendy McPherson. Technology Goes Home, Ceronne Daly, BPS/STC TEACH Boston AUston/Bnghton CDC Ed DeMore, Boston Redevelopment Authority Steve Miller, MassNetworks Jean Dorcus, BPS Principal. Haley Elementary Barrie Minnan, Microsoft School Bemadette Moitt, Connecting Familiesto School David Dikter,OfficeofInstructional Technology, Carol Moore. BPS Headmaster/Burke HS BPS Kathenne Moss, BPS, OIT David Diokno. BPS, OIT Kathleen Mullen, BPS, School-to-Career, Technical Maryellen Donahue, BPS, Research & Assessment Vocational Education Karen DutT, Tutor.com Deborah Muscella, Muscella.com Valerie E. Edwards, M.C.P., BPS, Office ofPlanning Diane Mustone. BPS, OIT Kristen Eichleay, BPS, Access TechnologyCenter Humphrey Myers, BPS. OIT Jean Egan, Principal, Tobin School K-8 Peter Nelson. BPS,OIT Sandy Fitzgerald, Alpha-Smart Inc. Paul O'Brien, Le.xmark John Flaherty, BPS Operations Support Willie O'Neil, ACORN Isiah, Floyd, BPS, OIT JenniferKilson Page, Higher Ed. InfoCenter Goldie Freeman, BPS, Office ofInformation Services Paul Pasko, Compaq Maureen Gannon, Beethoven Elementary Bernard Percy, Converge Magazine Marilyn Gardner, VP Academy Affairs, Bay State Lynnette Pybum. BPS, Office ofInfonnation Services College Mary Rafferty. Verizon Roscoe Giles, Boston University Ceclia Robinson. BPS, McKinley Tech Georgette Goncalves, BPS Bilingual Dept. Joan Rooney, Tutor.com Gail Granville, BPS City\vide Parents Council Alexis Rosario, BPS, OIT Daphne Gnffin, Boys & GirlsClubofBoston Patricia Sarango, BPS,OIT LindaGrisham, Lesley University lonie Singh, BPS, OIT Kevin Hepner, United South End Settlement G'TanyaSmall, BPS,OIT