Wilton Newcomers Raise $11,000 to Benefit Wilton Public Schools

 $11,000 was raised by the “Taste of Spring” event held last month. As can be seen in the attached photo, Vivian McVey (left) and Denise Worst (right), co-presidents of the Wilton Newcomers Club, handed  Chairmain of the Wilton Education Foundation (WEF), the hearty check.

The funds will be used for Wilton Public Schools - namely professional development and technology such as the SMARTBoard® displayed in the background being used by Cider Mill students Shanna Kosar and Mathew McVey. 

As reported in the most recent Technology Evaluation paper, SMARTBoard ® deployment is 93 percent complete in Miller Driscoll, but only 32% in Middlebrook and 45 percent in the High School. 

“The elementary schools hold numerous fund raisers throughout the year,” explained Smith. “But this is not the case for Middlebrook and the high school, which will likely be our focus in the coming year.”  

Below is recent data on the number of SMARTBoards being used in comparison to room numbers and total number of SMARTBoards projected for in Miller-Driscoll, Middlebrook, Cider Mill, and Wilton High School.

SMARTBoard Data

School

Rooms

SMARTBoards

Without SMARTBoards

% of Goal

Miller- Driscoll

46

43

3

93%

Cider Mill

50

32

18

64%

Middlebrook

68

22

46

32%

Wilton High School

85

38

47

45%

250

135

115

54%

Source: 2010-2011 Technology Evaluation Report provided by Mathew Hepfer, Director of Technology for Wilton Public Schools.  Hepferm@wilton.k12.ct.us