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Mobile Device Management (MDM) Overview. Robert Calvert Chief Information Officer February 7, 2012. Fort Bend Fun Facts. Fort Bend ISD Profile: 170 square miles 74 campuses and 14 other sites 11 HS’s, 4 ALT’s, 14 MS’s, and 45 ES’s 7th largest school district in Texas
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Mobile Device Management (MDM) Overview Robert Calvert Chief Information Officer February 7, 2012
Fort Bend Fun Facts • Fort Bend ISD Profile: • 170 square miles • 74 campuses and 14 other sites • 11 HS’s, 4 ALT’s, 14 MS’s, and 45 ES’s • 7th largest school district in Texas • Projected enrollment for 2011-2012 is 69,459 • Largest employer in Fort Bend County with approximately • 7,940 full-time & 649 part-time employees, and 842 substitutes • 2011-2012 Operating Budget = $462,671,959
Fort Bend Fun Facts FBISD is a majority minority school district: 30.95% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black 21.65% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White 24.48% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hispanic 22.57% . . . . . . . . . . . . Asian/Pacific Islander 0.24% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Indian
Managing Mobile Devices & ApplicationsWill Demand New Approaches Less responsibility for devices and services Use approaches and architectures where it's not necessary to take corporate responsibility, e.g., "bring your own" IT Users need autonomy to create new processes and deliverables on any device they choose Users want device choice and have undemanding application requirements (e.g., mobile e-mail + Web) IT must guarantee service levels, metrics security and support, and cost; a high level of control is essential More responsibility for devices and services Gartner, Inc
What’s the TECHNOLOGY? Vs What’s the EXPERIENCE?
Technology vs EXPERIENCE • FBISD desires an EXPERIENCE • Which allows the use of both District and Individual Owned mobile handheld devices; • In District facilities, assessing “APPROPRIATE” Data and Systems.
What’s the TECHNOLOGY? Vs What’s the EXPERIENCE?
Fort Bend ISD - iACHIEVE Initiative • Development and Implementation of a “NEW” Teaching and Learning Platform • Approximately 770 Science Teachers in 2nd and 8th grades at 59 schools • Purchase of approximately 540 iPad Carts consisting of approximately 16,200 iPads • Deployed in 2 Waves over 2 school years • Purchase of Airwatch MDM tool • Board of Trustee consideration on February 13, 2012