Welcome to the Information Technology Web Site of New Urban High School.  New Urban High School (NUHS) is a public charter school approved by the State of Oregon and the North Clackamas School District Board of Education. NUHS is answering a regional need by providing a comprehensive high school for students who would rather have a different type of education to earn a high school diploma. New Urban's objective is to provide students with a blend of strong academic and workplace competencies necessary for current and future employment.

The backbone of NUHS' unique learning environment is Project-Based Learning. Instead of handing out daily assignments, teachers assign periodic projects with different components which may include a written essay and a digital project such as a website or PowerPoint presentation. Finally, students are asked give a “presentation of learning” orally to their classmates. Students work on these projects either individually, with a partner, or in a group.

 

What is a Charter School

A charter school is a public school and may provide instruction in any of grades K-12. A charter school is usually created or organized by a group of teachers, parents and community leaders or a community-based organization and is usually sponsored by an existing local public school board or county board of education. Specific goals and operating procedures for the charter school are detailed in an agreement (or "charter") between the sponsoring board and charter organizers. New Urban High School is approved by the State of Oregon and sponsored by the North Clackamas School District.

Information Technology will provide the highest quality technology-based services, in the most cost-effective manner, to facilitate the High School's mission as it applies to the management, teaching, learning, and community service.

To meet our mission we will:

• Provide effective technology support for audio/visual, computer, multimedia, voice, video, and web based applications and services to all areas of all of our schools.
• Promote and facilitate the effective integration of technology into the basic mission of NUHS through planning, programming, training, consulting, and other support activities.
• Develop, enhance, and manage the NUHS's enterprise networks to provide high speed, transparent, and highly functional connectivity among all information resources.
• Develop and maintain highly effective, reliable, secure, and innovative information systems to support instructional, administrative and research functions.
• Facilitate the collection, storage, security and integrity of electronic data while ensuring appropriate access.
• Provide capabilities including the ability to develop and manage the distribution (and marketing) through broadcast, narrow cast, broadband, software, the Web and other
• telecommunications technologies programs, products and services both within and beyond the NUHS.
• Promote new uses of information technology within the school through the support for exploratory and innovative applications.
• Provide leadership for effective strategic and tactical planning in the use of technology.
• Provide fast & reliable access to all information systems.