By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer The Southington Board of Education recently announced plans to partner with the town in the sharing of services, including technology, human resources and finance as well as purchasing. During a recent Board of Education meeting, Southington School Supt. Dr. Joseph Erardi said the planning phase about sharing services started in August, with the goal of not only saving money, but also to work more efficiently. For instance, in the area of human resources, the Board would partner with the town in job training, advertising, and online job applications. The Board of Education uses a program called “AppliTrack” to receive online job applications instead of administering them via paper. “We went paperless with our application process, and that saves hundreds of hours,” said Dr. Erardi during a recent Board of Education meeting. “AppliTrack will allow the town to partner with us.” Besides job training and online applications, the Board and the town has also discussed sharing technology, especially in the area of professional development. For instance, school and town officials could learn new online tools together with the goal of enhancing their 21st century skills. “As they build their technology staff, as we continue to build [...]
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