FEATURED PRESENTER - LEADERSHIP STRAND
 

Cal has been the superintendent in Vail for over 17 years. During his tenure, student enrollment has grown over tenfold and shows no sign of slowing. Cal also has ten years of experience as a principal and in that role has served at all three levels: high, middle and elementary school. Almost all of his principal experience occurred in small Native American communities in Northern Alaska.

The unique conditions Cal has served under have provided both a cause and an opportunity to combine technology with education. Throughout his career he has often been bleeding or soaring on the cutting edge of technology.
 

Calvin Baker
Superintendent,
Vail School District
Tucson, Arizona

• wire all classrooms and offices
• use wireless technology to connect schools
• make real-time grade and attendance information available to parents via the Internet
• provide wireless connections at all schools
• use a paperless board packet

The District also chartered and operates a technology-focused high school located within the University of Arizona’s Science and Technology Park.

Cal believes technology provides the opportunity to increase the engagement of both students and teachers. He also believes technology-rich schools are necessary to provide the critical educational ingredient of relevance.