The district has made it easier for families and community members, especially those

who don’t have Internet access at home, to search the district
website for information and access documents such as volunteer
applications and voter registration forms.
Computer kiosks — computer screens mounted on stands — are being installe
d throughout the district in school office entries and at several
support buildings, including the administrative office in downtown
Puyallup.
Plans are to have all 37 kiosks
installed in schools and support buildings by early this fall, said
Kylie Rosado, application analyst with the district’s Information
Technology Center. Rosado is managing the kiosk project.
With a touch of the screen, students, parents, and community members can search
the
Puyallup School District website to access information and documents
such as student grades and assignments, district videos, news, events
calendars, voter registration forms, bus routes, and individual school
Web pages.
Randy Averill, executive director of technology services, said, “The
kiosks will serve as a great communication tool for parents. While this
project is based on technology, I don’t view it as a technology
project. It’s a project to provide service to the families of our
students.”
The district’s Information Technology Center staff will track how
often the kiosks are used this year. Depending on that data, the
district may consider locating kiosks in some community locations such
as the mall, apartment complexes, and grocery stores, Rosado said.