"No nation can operate a 21st century economy without a 21st century electronic infrastructure embracing computers, data communications, and other new media. This requires a population as familiar with this informational infrastructure as it is with cars, roads, highways, trains, and the transportation infrastructure of the smokestack period. Access to the media system including computer, faxes, and advanced telecommunications must be as free and easy as access is today to the transportation system." Ian Jukes, Associate Director, Thornburg Center for Professional Development from Progress Report on the Long Range Plan for Technology 1996-2010, TEA

Philosophy: Mt. Vernon Independent School District has a firm commitment to improve the quality and value of education in the district. The mission of the Mount Vernon ISD, in partnership with the community, is to educate students in a secure and nurturing environment so they will:

*Acquire a foundation of knowledge
*Develop intellectually, emotionally, socially, and physically
*Practice ethical attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, and
*Become productive and cooperative members of the world of the future.

The Mt. Vernon Independent School District acknowledges that today's student will live in a society demanding knowledge and skills related to the use of computers and other technology, and that the use of technology and computers to enhance the teaching and learning process should be integrated throughout every curricular area. It is, therefore, the responsibility of the school district to provide experiences for the students so that they may be successful in the uses of present and emerging technologies in their daily lives, and to provide an environment in which all students and staff will achieve a comfort level with the use of technology. The teaching staff is enthusiastic about implementing technology within their classes, and the district has made additional purchases of hardware and software resources to help them accomplish this. Upon graduation, Mt. Vernon Independent School District students will be aware of the ways technology is permeating all aspects of society and will be able to meaningfully apply this acquired knowledge in meeting the demands of the future.

The Technology Department staff consists of:
Brenda Fowler Burling, Coordinator of Instructional Technology

Ronda Weatherford, Coordinator of Information Technology

Trisha Carroll, Technology Aide

The Technology Department includes campus technologists:

District: Brenda Fowler Burling, Ronda Weatherford, and Trisha Carroll
Elementary: Elsa Whitehurst
Intermediate: Kristy Hemmingsen
Junior High: Denise Givney
High School: Ronda Weatherford, Trisha Carroll, and Brenda Fowler Burling

The Technology Department also includes campus web page contacts:

Elementary: Elsa Whitehurst
Intermediate: Kristy Hemmingsen
Junior High: Denise Givney
High School: Brenda Fowler Burling
Mount Vernon ISD: Brenda Fowler Burling