Last Updated on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 5:01 AM
In 2006, $50 million in bond funds were appropriated by the General Assembly for an education technology pool with the intent to provide modern instructional devices, stationary or mobile for public K-12 schools. Strategically, this project will achieve objectives identified in KETS Master Plan, as it will address issues such as technological equity, standards-based planning and accountability.
About the IDU InitiativeAs of June 2006, funding was officially appropriated for a project to replace/purchase additional instructional desktops, laptops, and tablet personal computers to be used by the students and teachers in the school districts throughout Kentucky between January 2007 and June 2008. The objective of this initiative, known as the Instructional Device ...
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IDU District ADA AllotmentsIDU District ADA Allocations The attached Excel spreadsheet contains two tabs that show the amount of bond funds each district will receive to purchase IDU devices in each fiscal year of the initiative. This allocation was based on the district 2005-2006 ADA.
IDU District Purchasing Contacts
IDU PricingIDU Pricing is available at the following URL: http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Administrative+Resources
IDU Procurement GuideThe IDU District Procurement and Gift Card Guide provides details regarding the IDU purchasing process for authorized district IDU Buyers. IDU District Procurement and Gift Card Guide
KY District and School CodesKY District and School Code List KY District and School Codes
Project TimelineThis is a list of major milestones and their planned completion dates.
Relevant LinksThis is a list of links to websites and articles that discuss how technology is selected and integrated in education.