Ellendale Definitely Rural America Located in south-central
North Dakota Population 1,390 Economy primary business is
Agriculture. Poverty Rate = 18.6% Median Worker Income = $18,343
Typical Monthly Rent = $745 We are rural but we are connected
Dickey Rural Networks is head quartered in Ellendale. DRN covers
over 10,000 sq miles yet 100% of the homes in their service area
are connected to their fiber network. DRN provides options from 5mb
to 150mb (download) speed options to their customers.
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Ellendale Public School Demographics Students (K-12) 347 96%
Caucasian Faculty 35 Support Staff 25 Ellendale School District
covers 505 sq. miles which is roughly half the size of Rhode
Island. Student Performance Data 2012-2013 AYP Reading (all grades)
= 84.56% Proficient Math (all grades) = 88.95% Proficient
Graduation Rate = >95% Students will start as early as 7am
getting on bus and commonly get home as late as 4:30pm
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Technology at EPS State Supported Network Wireless covering the
entire campus was put in place in 2004. 802.11 a,b,g & n Every
classroom teacher has available: -1 desktop computer (avg is 1.8)
-Promethean board & projector -AppleTV and DVD -10/100/1000T
network connections (min 3) -Elem classrooms teacher amplification
-iPad In addition: -3 Interactive Distance Classrooms -2 Computer
Labs -Chromebooks for student checkout in the library -120 PCs on
campus
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How this impacts learning Presently 42 students are taking
courses via our distance learning classrooms. Courses: Sign
Language, Spanish, Intro to Ag, and Sports Marketing ND Center for
Distance Ed provides online courses for our students. At the
present time 17 are participating in these courses. In the fall of
2013 we provided an iPad to all students in 4 th -12 th grade.
Highlights thus far are.. -264 iPads deployed -5 days of teacher
professional development since the spring of 2013. -Implementation
of an e-book system to our library (Overdrive). -24/7 learning
options for our students. -Shift in instruction from rote memory to
creativity and exploration. -Providing students & families with
a digital learning tool that had none before.
