CLEVELAND, Tenn. — A city school is getting an iPad Learning Laboratory with money contributed by a local banker.
Bank of Cleveland’s CEO Scott Taylor donated $30,000 to the Cleveland/Bradley Public Education Foundation. The money will be used by E.L. Ross Elementary School.
Principal Lisa Earby said she heard from Debby Torres, director of the Cleveland School System’s staff development, that a donor had approached the education foundation.
“With the money we will purchase an iPad Learning Lab. Their funding for the equipment is great. But they are also funding training, which is huge,” Earby said. “Apple will come in and teach us how to do challenge-based learning with our students. . . We are beyond thrilled.”
An iPad Learning Lab comes with a cart ready to roll into any classroom that has room to store 30 iPad devices. It comes with 10 of those devices, according to the company’s website.