Since the early 1980’s, Old Town educators, administrators, students, parents and community members have been working together as members of a technology committee. The committee was created to evaluate our technology needs and to design a plan to infuse technology into our schools and curriculum programs. The mission was to ensure that technology became an integral and routine part of the learning experience in the Old Town educational community. Recognizing what students will need in the 21st century, our plan focused on the informational and instructional uses of technology. For all students and staff there had to be: easy access to appropriate technology; training and support to use the technology and to develop the skills necessary to succeed in today's world and in the foreseeable future.

As a result of this effort, the Old Town School System now has a computer in every classroom, specialty room, office and library. All computers are networked (WinNT) and have access to the Internet and E-mail.  In addition the middle school has a state of the art multi-media computer lab with 10 workstations, a multi-purpose lab with 18 workstations, a 10 workstation CAD lab and a 12 workstation networked library lab. The high school has 25 workstation multi-purpose lab,  a 43 workstation computer lab in the Business Education Wing, a 16 workstation CAD lab and a 9 workstation lab in the library. 

Notebook computers have been provided to Administrators, some Transient Reading Teacher and the School Nurse. Notebook computers were provided to the high school staff through the library on a loan out basis. 

Maine School and Library has installed  a 56K line (Frame Relay Access Device, FRAD) in ever Elementary school and a T-1 line in the Middle School and High School.  The school department has its own web server and e-mail server. All schools’ staff members have access to e-mail.

The school department and each school will have their own Home Page on the Internet.

Efforts have been made to assure that every student have access to computers in all schools. All physical challenged students at the elementary level are taught at the Herbert Sargent School, the only one level elementary building in the system. The Leonard Middle School and the Old Town High School have been outfitted with elevators and have been or are being outfitted with wheelchair lifts so students have access to all areas of the buildings. Specialized keyboards, keyboard templates, laptop computers, and computer furniture have been provided on an as needed basis using school department funds, special education funds, or private and business donations.