Immediate Release
September 2, 2009
Batavia, Ohio. Three Clermont County school districts are benefitting from the donation of 130 computers by Clermont County government offices. “We really appreciate the donation from Clermont County,” said Cathy Macdonald with the Clermont Educational Service Center (ESC). “Since the State of Ohio stopped providing funding for schools to purchase computers two years ago, our students and teachers have fallen technologically behind. This donation from the county will enable the schools to upgrade computers in labs and in the classroom.”
“The computers, mostly from Clermont Municipal Court, were replaced by newer models needed to meet the demands of the court system,” said Clermont County Board of Commissioners President Ed Humphrey. “We donated the old computers to the ESC; based on requests, the ESC then selected Williamsburg, Felicity-Franklin, and Milford schools as recipients for the computers.”
Some of the computers will replace those in schools that are over 10 years old. “Felicity Franklin will use the refurbished computers to update a lab that is currently running on a Windows 95 system,” said Macdonald.
“I am pleased that we are able to help the local schools and I would like to congratulate them for their recent successes on the state report card,” said Humphrey. “It’s great to be able to help the teachers and administrators have the tools to help educate our leaders of tomorrow.”
Pictured above: Herb Penry with Milford Schools loads some of the computers into a truck to transport them to schools
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For additional information about this or other county news, contact Clermont County Communications Director Kathryn Lehr at (513) 732-7597 or by e-mail, klehr@co.clermont.oh.us.