Lytle ISD Technology Personnel
March 12, 2008
The Lytle ISD Technology personnel work together to help teachers and staff improve instruction in the classrooms. Our goal is to integrate technology into rigorous relevant curriculum, while improving instruction through content delivery to engage our students. We appreciate what these individuals do to assist us in reaching our goal. These are the roles they participate in daily.
Kenneth Englehart-Technology Director Oversees over 600 workstations in the district, an assortment of laptops, network printers, servers, and software. Maintain monitor, & service: Internet, E-mail, Time Clock, Earobics, Read Naturally, Fast For-Word, & Destination servers, Surveillance cameras, Cisco phone systems, High School bell schedules. Lytle ISD Webmaster, RSCCC Coordinator, Task Force coordinator. Video Conferencing Site Manager. Develops and coordinates plans and policies, resources, and mission as well as goals, vision, and expectations of agency or program; prepares and updates plans and priorities. Audits and reviews systems and practices to ensure compliance with procedures, regulations and standards. Develops or modifies rules, policies, or standards, etc. Participates in establishing direction, goals, and policies. Meets with agency managers and directors to determine needs and challenges. Supervises District Technicians including: hiring, determining workload and delegating assignments, training, monitoring and evaluating performance, and initiating corrective or disciplinary actions. Oversees purchasing of equipment & software.
Paula
Campa-District Technician
Helps oversee over 600 workstations in the district, an
assortment of laptops, network printers, servers, and software.
Helps to insure that equipment is up and running, district e-mail
accounts are setup, rebuilding units, and configuring units, units
deployed and installed, along with staff development. Instructs
in-service training, and computer training classes for staff and
community members in conjunction with E-rate. Parent contact for
Digital Knowledge Central passwords; Call (830) 5105 Ext 4104.
Terri Pringle-
Distrit Technician
Helps oversee over 600 workstations in the district, an assortment
of laptops, network printers, and software. Helps to insure that
equipment is up and running, district e-mail accounts are setup,
and configuring units, units deployed and installed, along with
staff development. Instructs in-service training, and computer
training classes for staff and community members in conjunction
with E-rate.
Joe Corona-High
School BCIS Teacher
Teaches basic word processing, data processing,
spreadsheet graphics, power point presentations, Internet and
E-mail skills in a business setting, and Microsoft Specialist
certification and A+ certification.Facilitates operation
organization, supervision & inventory of the lab.
Crissy Villa-High
School BCIS Teacher
Teaches basic word processing, data processing,
spreadsheet graphics, power point presentations, and Internet and
E-mail skills in a business setting. Facilitates operation
organization, supervision & inventory of the lab.
Ernest Serna-High
School Video Conference Facilitator
Palo Alto Dual credit Economics & English Comp.
Introduces the students to the Video Conference experience,
facilitates on-site discussions during the conference and
afterwards guides the students to reflect on next steps i.e.
homework assignments. Distributes & collects assignments.
Dion Santos-Junior
High BSS Teacher
Facilitates operation organization, supervision &
inventory. Teaches the basics of Microsoft Office, how to write
checks, and how to travel abroad. Web Design: Teaches students to
collect text documents and images that will appear on a webpage and
convert them into a form in which they can be viewed. This requires
a mastery of HTML (hypertext markup language), the computer
language used to create web pages.
Michelle
Aguinaga-Elementary School Computer Lab Manager
Computer is ¼ of rotation for 2nd-5th grades, which
follow guidelines according to the Technology TEKS. Students visit
lab at least once a week, to reinforce what is learned in the
classroom: Reading, Spelling, Math, Science, History, etc.
Facilitates operation organization, supervision, & inventory of
the lab. Also performs monthly maintenance to the lab (clears
cookies, temps, etc.)
Alma
Navarro-Primary School Computer Lab Manager
Computer is ¼ of rotation for K-1st grades, which follow
guidelines according to the Technology TEKS. Students visit lab at
least once a week, to reinforce what is learned in the classroom:
Reading, Spelling, Math, Science, History, etc. Facilitates
operation organization, supervision & inventory of the lab.
Brenda Emley,
District Librarian/Media Specialist/Public Relations
Librarian/Media Specialist: Maintains the library environment,
identifies resources to support the curriculum, fosters a
school-wide love of books and literacy, and supports students in
developing age appropriate research, media, and library skills.
Works closely with classroom teachers in identifying and developing
curriculum materials and addressing the individual needs of
students. Directs, implements, and evaluates the library program.
Assists students in becoming effective and discriminating users of
library resources . Develops and promotes programs, routines, usage
scheduling, and procedures. Assists staff and students with
technology. Provides basic instruction to staff or students for
equipment use. Provides training for teachers, students, and
community for technology and software.. Helps staff and students
become comfortable with technology by being available to assist
them. District Public Relations: Builds relations between local
newspaper and the school district by providing calendar of events,
and pictures of school events. Notifies paper of campus events.
Designs and publishes Superintendent’s newsletter. Organizes and
supervises campus video announcements.
