The technology behind SAIL's first day of school

Touch-screen laptops are just one of many modern conveniences for students at SAIL; WFXG.

EVANS, GA (WFXG) -

It is the first day of school for one of Columbia County's latest academic additions.
The faculty at the School for Arts-Infused Learning, or SAIL, is eager to start teaching.

When the student body of more than 400 kids files into the building, it will be met with some of the most modern classrooms in the country.

SAIL does not have a bus system, so every student is a car rider.
The Blanchard Woods Park area will be exposed to a  higher volume of vehicles than most any time in the past.
And with students from as far away as Jenkins and Bulloch counties coming, efficiency is a priority.

There is a $10,000 top-of-the-line car-rider system in place to ease immediate traffic concerns.
Parents will have an electronic tag on their windshields, triggering a system that will notify students when their rides arrive.

Columbia County traffic engineers are well aware of the possibility for increased traffic, and intend to make changes around the Blanchard Woods Area.
For instance, there are plans to install a traffic light at Washington and Blanchard roads.

The $9.5 million campus also has an abundance of windows to allow more natural light inside.
Students will be provided Lenovo touch-screen laptops to assist in their educations, and each classroom has internet access.

SAIL first broke ground in March and, five months later, it is up and running.
It receives no tax dollars from Columbia County, though it does get standard federal funding.

Classes are K-6, with the plan to add a grade level each school year all the way to 12th.
The cost of the campus will total around $16 million by the time the high school buildings are added.

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