Lee County Schools

Technology Department

The Lee County Technology Department consists of 12 employees whose purpose is to serve and support all technology infrastructure and instructional technology needs throughout the district. We have two District Level Instructional Technology Specialists. One supporting elementary teachers' use of technology in the classroom, as well as an additional technology specialist supporting our secondary teachers.

• We currently have over 3,500 Student PCs, 6,500 Chromebooks, and 1,000 iPads accessible for student use in Lee County Schools.
• We also have a high-speed wireless network to support up to 60 devices per classroom, including 1/3 of the student population in the cafeteria and library in every school.
• We have a high-speed Gigabyte Fiber Network connecting all fourteen schools together for transmission of data between all locations.
• As of the summer of 2024, our Internet Connection for student and faculty access is operating at 5.0 Gbs.
• Many students have access to online course work through various online learning portals.

Our department serves the district in the following ways:

• Install and repair computer equipment in all schools.
• Offer support to end users on both hardware and software issues.
• Recommend appropriate technology solutions for educational and administrative purposes.
• Increase student achievement by recommending methods and training teachers in areas of technology integration in the classroom.
• Manage, support, and report on the system-wide student information management software program.
• Secure Federal funding to help finance technology infrastructure needs.
• Manage all District-level social media accounts: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• Manage the District website and offer support to all school webmasters in the management of each school's site.