Superintendent Jerry Sardina and Principal Amy Galvan, in addition to several other IMPS staff members attended the convention and students had the opportunity to share their ideas, and receive feedback.
Mountaineer senior Riley Gauthier explained the benefits of a school-district phone application that would push notifications to district students, staff, and families and house all district communications in one convenient location. Additional examples of the innovations proposed by the AP student groups at the convention included: interactive phone applications for nutrition information and district lunch menus, a smart-HVAC system that conserves energy while heating and cooling classrooms, a 3D printer, a hall pass app, and audiobook software for students to listen to their textbook lessons.
The convention was a wonderful way for the AP Computer Science Principles students to gain insight on how innovative computer science technology can be utilized in an environment the students are familiar with.