South Carolina K-12 School Technology Initiative Supports Connectivity for Schools and Libraries
239 views · Published 1 December 2014 · 3:47 · Indexed 17 October 2026
Channel: South Carolina ETV · 2014 · Education
One of the South Carolina K-12 School Technology Initiative’s greatest challenges is closing the technology digital divide that exist in the states few remaining rural “undeserved bandwidth” schools where high-speed fiber isn’t available. The bandwidth baseline “minimum bandwidth” speed provided for state network participants is 100 Mbps. This summer the committee achieved its goal of ensuring the last six underserved bandwidth public schools located in Charleston County School District have high-speed fiber connectivity starting academic year 2014-15. These schools reside on the barrier islands of Charleston, South Carolina where fiber accessibility did not exist or was very limited. In order to meet the needs of these schools a major project was deployed with the combined commitment of the school district, the Initiative and public provider third-party collaborations. This year long project was worth the wait and is one of the initiatives greatest accomplishments. Today each of these schools has the bandwidth coverage they need in order to accommodate immediate and future technology needs. Here is a story based one of six formally underserved bandwidth Charleston County School District schools-Baptist Hill High School, Hollywood, South Carolina.
