Justification

The factors that influenced the choices made for this project are the following: What is the education case for designing the facility in the way you did?
 * Facility Survey -- Needs Analysis| || Project Scope, Definition and Rationale| || Justification| || Project Timeline ||
 * WHS is part of the Classrooms for the Future project in the state of Pennsylvania
 * WSD has made decisions about the implementation of technology that result in standardization of hardware, software
 * WSD has made a commitment to the implementation of the use of technology as a tool for instruction and learning consistently and pervasively within and across the curriculum
 * WHS has many students with physical requirements that must be met in the general education classrooms
 * Paperts theory that education is a social experience support the use of of collaborative groups; this plan will provide an environment that wil promote that leaning experience

The reasons that this is the best plan for the money are the following:
 * it is compatible with existing infrastructure
 * it is compatible with the district technology plan
 * it incorporates the use of funding from the state
 * it supports the Pennsylvania State Standards in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening as well as Technology.
 * it is flexible enough to be used by English, Math, Social Studies classes to name a few; it would not be suitable for a class that requires water, gas, or chemical impervious lab tables.


 * Facility Survey -- Needs Analysis| || Project Scope, Definition and Rationale| || Justification| || Project Timeline ||