Technology Services
The Technology Department at Roland Park Country School provides vision and leadership for the integration of technology throughout the entire K-12 curriculum on a wireless campus. We were one of the first independent schools in the nation to establish a laptop program for girls in Grades 7 - 12. The RPCS faculty laptop program, piloted in the 1999-2000 academic year, provided laptops and extensive training that allowed reexamination of curriculum and for the successful integration of technology in appropriate ways.
The Technology Department strives to provide a well-structured program for basic skill acquisition, an on-going development of skills pertinent to specific curricular needs, and an understanding of integrity and safety in a technological world.
Understanding the value of problem-solving as a basic building block for decision making and troubleshooting, the department works to integrate programming concepts into the K-12 curriculum so that students will graduate with a rich skill set, enabling them to meet the increasingly complex academic, social, and professional challenges of the future.
The RPCS Tech Team provides a full range of technical support services to members of the RPCS community. Beyond the day to day technical support it provides, the team works to keep RPCS on the leading edge of technological educational innovations. The team works to keep all computers functioning at optimum performance levels and to keep software current with the curricular and administrative needs of the community. The team works closely with faculty to develop relevant and appropriate integration of technology into their courses. The team currently serves as the first line of assistance for users' questions and troubleshooting hardware and software problems.
Student Laptop Program
Roland Park Country School is a leader in providing educational technology. Our legacy Tablet PC Program has existed for thirteen years and we pride ourselves on providing an academic environment that supports true technology integration in the curriculum. Over the years our faculty have transformed their instruction to take full advantage of technology in their teaching, including tablet inking, which is the ability to write using a stylus. Highlights of the program include:
- Providing a fully functioning tablet PC that can be used in all disciplines.
- Providing a cyber-safe environment with Internet filtering.
- Providing a uniform technology environment which ensures equitable access to technology during instruction.
- Having the same level of technology and training for faculty and students.
- Providing a full service program that includes hardware and software support for student and employee tablets.
- Providing loaner tablets to students and employees if their tablet requires service.
- Providing loaner tablets for coordinate students who require internet access while on our campus.
- Providing financial assistance for eligible families towards the purchase of the tablet PC.
Beginning with the 2000-2001 school year, RPCS implemented a Student Laptop Program in the 7th and 9th grades. Now all students in grades seven through twelve use laptops as in integral part of their learning experience. For more in-depth information on how the program functions, please view the Frequently Asked Questions. In keeping with our vision, technology will be implemented, utilized, upgraded and appropriately integrated as part of instruction so that our students, upon graduation, are technically proficient, confident in their ability to use technology and capable of successfully competing in a higher learning institution and the professional and business world of the 21st century.