Lake Washington School District #414 in Washington
Navigate the Northwest • February 27-March 1, 2002
Steep hills. Lush greenery. Glimpses of sparkling water everywhere — Puget Sound, bays, lakes, rivers, canals, and snow-capped Mount Rainier serves as a majestic backdrop for all this beauty. Seattle and the Pacific Northwest are blessed by nature and marked by a sense of adventure.
Like Lewis and Clark and other great pioneers, the Lake Washington School District #414 is forging new territory in the use of technology and its application in the classroom. Learn first-hand the high standards and high expectations the district has for its students and staff. Discover how 94% of the Lake Washington staff (about 2,000 employees) earned "Navigator" status as part of the district's computer training program to support student learning. Teachers and students blaze new trails in applied technology at High Tech Learning Centers at each high school and learning at all levels integrates technology. In a region influenced by Boeing, Microsoft, Nintendo and AT&T, the opportunities to discover and map new educational frontiers are limitless.