I dont know what experience you have had with your school in the past, specifically with the CIO or whoever is in charge of the technology but you might be surprised. When our team first approached the district about getting some programs installed (or finishing compile and burnign a cd with the animation during the middle of a school vacation) they helped with open arms. I know that my first experience with the techs were they helped in any way possibble. They found what we were doing so interesting that they wanted to get involved. When they found out how knowledgeable a few members were with technology they actually offered us jobs working for the district.
Now they have given us laptops, desktops, a webcam and any software we needed. I have been working for them for 4 years now and youd be surprised they are just as normal (or strange dependign on your view) as us.
