Academy of Information Technology and Engineering

Infobox School
name = Academy of Information Technology and Engineering

|Front of the AITE Building
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established = 1999
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type = College preparatory, inter district, public, magnet, high school
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district = Stamford Public Schools
grades = 9-12
president =
principal = Paul L. Gross
free_label = Assistant Principal
free_text = Tina Rivera
free_label2 = Key People
free_text2 = Harry Orlick, Dr. Christine Casey, Jeanne Lauer, Sheldon Levine, Dr. Anthony Mazzullo
free_label3 = Districts Served
free_text3 = Ridgefield, Stamford, Wilton, Bridgeport, Redding, Greenwich, Norwalk, Darien
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dean =
faculty = 52
staff = 31
students = 619
enrollment = Application, chosen by lottery
athletics = Planned for Fall 2009
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colors = Gold and Black
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mascot = Ram
campus type = Single Building, shares an auditorium with Rippowam Middle School
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location = 411 High Ridge Road , Stamford, CT 06905
country = United States of America
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website = http://www.aitestamford.org/

The Academy of Information Technology and Engineering (AITE) is a college preparatory, inter-district public magnet high school based in Stamford, Connecticut. AITE serves the communities of Stamford, Darien, Greenwich, Norwalk, New Canaan, Ridgefield and Wilton, all of which are located in Connecticut. AITE is engaged in educational reform. It has a laptop initiative that distributes a HP Tablet PC to every student in the school and utilizes a block schedule with 88-minute periods.

History

AITE was established in 1999, operating as the Academy of Information Technology (AIT). In 2005, the name of the school was appended and became the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering, in order to reflect the concentrations on engineering-related courses in addition to the technology-related courses already offered. AITE is currently located on the Rippowam Campus and originally shared a building with Rippowam Middle School before moving into its own home behind Rippowam Middle School in September 2007.

Facilities

AITE moved into their new school building in September 2007. The new building is located behind Rippowam Middle School. Each classroom has a unique design, as there are windows for each classroom and office that look into the hallway as well as outdoors. The building consists of three stories, with an atrium in the middle, containing a grand stairwell and glass elevator.

Each classroom has an LCD projector, a HP Tablet PC docking station, two podiums (one for faculty use and one for student use), a document camera, a DVD/VCR player and a sound system.

The building was designed by Fuller & D'Angelo Associates, who are architects located in Elmsford, NY. The City of Stamford's Engineering Department oversaw the project.

eChalk

In 2002, AITE introduced a new online content management system for use by its students, faculty, staff and administrators in partnership with eChalk. This system allows its users to post and view assignments for classes and supports groups for school based organizations; it also provides an electronic mail account for all users.

Tablet PC Program

In 2005, AITE launched their Tablet PC initiative. The program aimed to distribute tablet PCs to all students, faculty, staff and administrators, in order to provide a better and more convenient resource for educational activities. The tablets were intended to be used both at home and in school where they can use the school's wireless information technology infrastructure. The school uses a paperless system, allowing students, faculty, staff and administrators to communicate and collaborate through electronic means though there are printers in each classroom.

AITE's current contract with HP ends in 2009, and they hope to upgrade to better computer. The current TC4400 tablet PC's lack the power and speed required for some of the programs installed. Many believe that the computers are over restricted, and don't allow for easy use of the system.

See also

*Stamford, Connecticut

External links

* [http://aitestamford.org/ Academy of Information Technology and Engineering]
* [http://echalk.com/ eChalk - online learning and academic instruction management]
* [http://www.aiteptso.org/ AITE Parent-Teacher-Student Organization (PTSO)]
* [http://www.stamfordpublicschools.org/ Stamford Public Schools]
* [http://www.cityofstamford.org/ City of Stamford]