“The objective is to have one Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) per classroom that will deliver high-density Wi-Fi in support of curriculum activities for our students and teachers,” François Dupuis, Information Technologies Director at the school board, said Thursday (June 27). AP’ s will also be installed in libraries and resources areas, he added.
The installation of the 2,200 AP’s, a $1.4 million investment, is expected to take six to eight months for completion.
“We all agree that mobility technology has become prevalent in the classroom as well as in our professional and personal activities,” Dupuis said. “And the LBPSB has decided to invest in leveraging this technology for the best interests of our students.”
The Lester B. Pearson School Board is comprised of 59 schools, adult and vocational centres, two International Language Centres, and an Administrative Centre on a territory from Verdun westward to the Ontario border.