Ending the IEP Paper Chase: Invest in the technology you need to best serve your special education teachers and students, says Walter Amprey, former superintendent of the Baltimore City Public School System
By Walter G. Amprey
In today’s economic climate, technology can be a tough sell. Educators tend to view tech expenditures as yet another operating expense that squeezes more money from strained budgets and heaps more work on already overworked staff. In the corporate world, on the other hand, technology is viewed as an investment that will pay for itself and possibly improve revenues by replacing inefficient systems and increasing productivity.