Still... in this day and age, it also got us to wondering. How much did it cost for printing? How many copies were printed? How much were the mailing costs, and how much was that. Does every household in the district get mailed a copy? So many questions. Why do we ask? Several reasons, actually.
We know that the school district budget always contains at least $67,000 for postage (and that the budget includes $20,000 more this year!). How much of that $67,000 is the calendar? While certainly those households with kids in the district may have a more pressing need for a printed copy of the calendar, do we need to print/mail as many as we do? [we certainly don't need ours...] Are there many households that just toss it in the recycle bin?
Technology- the larger question.
Right off the bat, we wonder if, as the technological leader we supposedly are, we don't offer the calendar as a PDF file option. Shouldn't we...wouldn't we naturally be moving to a more electronic format?
And what about REALLY using technology? Many of us use smartphones for just about everything in our lives. Could we provide a sync application that would allow one to download the district calendar and sync it with the calendar on one's desktop or smartphone? Baraboo does:
| Calendar Sync (Mobile) |
| All information posted to our district calendar can be pushed out to several types of calendars, cell phones, smartphones, ipods, ipads etc. May of these resources can add calendars using a URL. The following url listed below can be plugged into your calendering system and be shown on your personal calendar. All updates will be posted real time on your device. --> webcal://www.baraboo.k12.wi.us/pro/events_ical.cfm?detailid=2293&categoryid=all&categoryid2=all |
| Last Updated: 6/22/11 |
At least one school district has developed a free "app" for all district information, with the assistance of MobiCorp.
Mobicorp.com Develops One of the First Apps for a Public School District
Just wonderin'....
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