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Technology
Milestones |
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2005 |
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WHS
Computer Science Team wins State 4A UIL Championship
WHS Computer Science Team becomes the smallest
school ever to win the Texas Computer Education Association Large
School Division State Championship. WHS earned a perfect score in the
contest
WHS Computer
Science Team wins Region III-AAAA Championship with the only perfect
programming score in Texas (including all 180 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, and 5A
schools)
WHS Computer Science teams
are ranked 1st, 2nd, and 5th among 4A teams and 3rd, 6th, and 20th among
Texas schools of all sizes
by the
Texas Computer Education
Association
WHS
Computer Science team is top scoring 4A team/ two teams place in top five
among all schools at the Texas Computer Education Association Regional
Programming Contest
Waller ISD web site wins a 2004 Texas School Public Relations
Association Gold Star |
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2004 |
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WHS Computer Science Team finishes regular season
one point out of
First Place
in
American Computer Science League international competition. A five-man WHS
team will compete in the 2004 ACSL All-Star Contest in Chicago on May 29
WHS
Computer Science Team wins 4A U.I.L. State Championship
WHS
Computer Science Team finishes 7th among 4A and 5A schools in Texas
Computer Education Association programming competition
WHS
Computer Science Team wins 4A U.I.L. Regional Championship
The Waller ISD web site wins a 2003 Texas School Public Relations
Association Gold Star
The Waller ISD Intranet wins a 2003 Texas School Public Relations
Association Silver Star |
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2003 |
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Two WHS Computer
Science teams qualify for the ACSL National All-Star Contest in Anaheim,
California
WHS becomes one of only six schools in the state
to have all its teams earn enough points at the Texas Computer Education
Association Regional Contest to advance to state competition
The Waller ISD web site wins a 2003-2004 Golden Web
Award from The International Association of Web Masters and Designers
The Waller ISD web site wins a Web Site
Excellence Award from The School Page
The Waller ISD web site wins a 2002 Texas School
Public Relations Association Silver Star
The Waller ISD Intranet goes online |
| 2002 |
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The Waller ISD
technology education program is featured in the state-wide TACS TODAY magazine
(October issue) in an article entitled "Waller ISD: Providing
Big Technology in a 4A District."
A new distance
learning lab opens at Jones Elementary School as a result of a
collaborative effort between NASA MU-SPIN, Prairie View A&M University,
and Waller ISD.
The main web site becomes the responsibility of Public
Information/Public Relations and a new main site design and home page are launched
A Waller High School computer science team takes third
place over 65 (mostly 5A) schools in the Fifth Annual Compaq Code Wars Contest
Waller High School ranks sixth in the state in the 2002 Texas
Computer Education Association State Contest; the Waller High School 11th
and 12th grade team places tenth in the state
The Waller High School American Computer Science League Large
School/Intermediate Team places twelfth in the ACSL All-Star (world-wide)
Contest held in Montreal, Canada
The Waller High School American Computer Science League Large
School/Junior Team wins the National Championship in their division, then goes
on to place sixth in the ACSL All-Star (world-wide) Contest in Montreal, Canada
Five Waller High School students win individual awards for
outstanding test scores at the ACSL All-Star Contest in Montreal
Waller ISD and the Waller Community Network are awarded a
$525,000 Community Networking Grant from the Texas Telecommunications
Infrastructure Fund Board
for developing a Waller community high-speed Internet network
The Waller ISD web site wins a 2001 Texas School Public Relations
Association silver star |
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2001 |
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Competing
in the 5A-dominated Large School Division, twelve Waller High School first-year
computer science students qualify for the Texas Computer Education Association
Regional Computer Contest
A three-student Waller High School computer science team
comes in 15th of the 50 qualifying teams at the Texas Computer
Education Association State Computer Contest
The Waller High School American Computer Science League Large
School/Intermediate Team maintains a perfect team score for the
season and wins the National Championship in their division
The Waller High School American Computer Science League Large
School/Junior Team wins the National Championship in their division
Six Waller High School students earn perfect season
scores in American Computer Science League competition
Competing with school districts of all sizes statewide, the
Waller ISD web site wins a 2000 Texas School Public Relations Association silver star |
| 2000 |
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The
Waller High School computer science team made up of four first-year, female
students defeats 51 other teams with four perfect season scores to
win the American Computer Science League Small School/Intermediate Division
National Championship
A Waller High School computer science team (the only 4A team
in competition with teams from eleven Houston-area 5A schools) wins the Novice
Division Championship at the Klein Forest High School Computer Contest
Competing with school districts of all sizes statewide, the
Waller ISD web site wins a 1999 Texas School Public Relations Association gold star |
| 1999 |
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Computers and integrated technology learning are in
place throughout Waller ISD and a new Department of Technology Services is
created. In addition to the department director, a full-time Network
Administrator is hired.
The Waller ISD staff development program is expanded to include
paraprofessional personnel
Waller ISD Curriculum and Instruction Director is
invited to represent Texas on a five-state technology education panel at the
1999 U.S. Department of Education Regional Conference in Chicago, Illinois. |
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1997 |
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The Waller ISD Board of Trustees votes to spend $1.1
million in local funds for the installation of a fiber optic wide area network,
making the district one of the first in the Houston area to provide such
far-reaching technology capabilities for its students
The Waller ISD Technology Team, composed of six campus
teacher-technologists and the WISD Curriculum Director, is formed
The technology program at Jones Intermediate School is featured in Images
magazine published by the Texas Center for Educational Technology, and it is
the subject of a video produced by the Texas Education Agency |
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1996 |
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Jones Intermediate School receives $10,000 from the
University of Texas Health Science Center for the purchase of computers
The Waller ISD web site goes online |
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1994 |
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Waller ISD has two full-time teacher-technologists, an
intensive program of staff development funded by various grants and awards, and
a campaign is well underway to meet the goal of computers in every Waller ISD
classroom. |
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1993 |
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Jones Intermediate School is provided with
video-conferencing through the 1992 partnership grant with Texas A&M
University and Prairie View A&M University
Waller ISD, represented by Jones Intermediate School, becomes an
initial partner with Texas A&M University, the University of Texas at
Brownsville, and Brownsville ISD in the Cultural Connections Distance Learning
Program focused on technology and diversity |
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1992 |
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A partnership between Waller ISD, Texas A&M
University, and Prairie View A&M University allows Waller ISD to create
half-time technologist positions for two teachers |