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PRESS RELEASE SETDA Presents: First Annual 'Imagine a Technology Blackout Day!'

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About SETDA

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is the
principal association for state directors of technology and their staff
members.
"A rigorous curriculum in English , math and science will allow students to
prepare for well-paying and high-skill careers in today 's economy," Rendell
said.

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Only 77 percent require Biology, while
24 percent require Chemistry and 12 percent require Physics.

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Teachers can register at
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Students will examine how technology permeates the way we work,
learn, and play, and even get an opportunity to assign homework to their
parents that addresses the transformative nature of technology on the
workforce. Newport High School joined the first round
of Project 720 schools and received $50 ,000 during the current school year to
invest in high school reform.

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Project 720 is named after the number of days that students attend school
between ninth and twelfth grades.

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Only 20 percent require Algebra II.

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NEWPORT, Pa.7 million for Project
720. Forty-one districts are participating this year in the pilot
program."
Students at Newport can select from three academies: Arts and Humanities;
Science and Technology; and Business and Industry.

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According to a survey of Pennsylvania school districts, fewer than half of
school districts require students to take four years of math in order to
graduate.

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"Only 44 percent of Pennsylvania high school freshmen graduate on-time with a
college-ready diploma. All students are required
to take four years of math (including Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II);
three years of science (including Physical Science , Biology and either
Chemistry or Ecology), four years of English and four years of social studies .

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From now until May 20th, teachers in hundreds of schools will facilitate
discussions about the effects that modern technology has on every student's
daily life.technologyblackoutday. SETDA provides its membership consisting of 50 states and three
territories with opportunities to collaborate and learn from one another as
well as the broader ed-tech community through meetings, surveys, conference
calls, and online leadership courses. Rendell today spoke
with teachers, administrators, students and their parents about the success of
the Project 720 high school reform initiative at Newport High School in Perry
County.

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SETDA will offer free lessons and activities for elementary, middle and
high school students in social studies, language arts and technology on the
event Website , www. In addition, fewer than 25
percent of school districts in Pennsylvania require students to take four
years of science in order to graduate.

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The State Educational Technology Directors
Association (SETDA) announced today that it will host the first annual
"Imagine a Technology Blackout Day!" During the month-long event, which
begins on April 20, 2005, teachers, students and parents will analyze the
vast power, potential and necessity of effective technology use in
America's public schools by imagining one full day without technology in
their lives.technologyblackoutday .setda. "Newport School District is leading the way as a great example of
successful high school reform that serves all students.

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Those that submit their outcomes before May 21st will be
eligible for thousands of dollars of prizes including iPods and Amazon gift
certificates. "By imagining one full day without
technology, participants will begin to realize the vast potential that
technology offers in the field of education and the absolute need for our
nation's students to leave high school with strong technology literacy
skills. For more information about SETDA
and/or its events, visit http://www.
The Governor's 2005-06 Budget proposal includes $4.
Students in the Science and Technology Academy take four years of science.

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"Through this event, we hope to create awareness around the impact
technology has on closing the achievement gap, enhancing accountability,
and increasing teacher quality -- not to mention providing a 21st century
environment for students to learn, share and grow," said Melinda George,
Executive Director of SETDA.
"More than half of Pennsylvania 11th graders are below proficient in math,
and nearly 2 in 5 are below the state standards in reading," Rendell said.

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, Gov. The program establishes a core curriculum that requires English, math
and science courses to prepare all students for college and career success .

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Fifty-two percent require Algebra I, while 39 percent require
Geometry.

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Governor Rendell Touts Project 720 Program at Newport High School

These resources would allow approximately 80 school districts across the
Commonwealth to voluntarily participate in Pennsylvania's high school reform
initiative.