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Technology Department

Technology Department. 2012-2013 Year in Review. Tonight’s Topics. Infrastructure Hardware and Software Budget and Purchasing Training and Certification Information Services. Tonight’s Topics. Infrastructure Hardware and Software Budget and Purchasing Training and Certification

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Technology Department

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  1. Technology Department 2012-2013 Year in Review

  2. Tonight’s Topics • Infrastructure • Hardware and Software • Budget and Purchasing • Training and Certification • Information Services

  3. Tonight’s Topics • Infrastructure • Hardware and Software • Budget and Purchasing • Training and Certification • Information Services

  4. Infrastructure • Move to VoIP phones (2nd year) continues to be a success • flexibility when staff change or move • no longer reliant on vendor support • Wireless capacity increase at the middle school for use with college and career ready software, exploring more robust AP’s • Flex space wired and wireless, audio, video: used for multiple staff and student purposes including the latest Skype with an author • Buckley Way building set up as a temporary location for Early Childhood, somewhat of a struggle as it uses a different Internet/network access from outside resource

  5. Infrastructure • 2014-15 • Move Extreme wireless AP’s to elementary to provide capacity • Add more robust wireless AP’s to secondary to provide capacity • Continue migration

  6. Tonight’s Topics • Infrastructure • Hardware and Software • Budget and Purchasing • Training and Certification • Information Services

  7. Hardware & Software • The district continues on its replacement cycle. This year we replaced most secondary labs and have repurposed those iMacs to the elementary labs. • Most productivity applications are licensed for maintenance upgrades which will allow for more flexible upgrade timing. • Network migration and lab installs were slowed due to AIR not allowing testing on the new version of Apple OS X.

  8. Hardware and Software • AIR reversed decision end of January and we were able to put out the new labs and begin migration tasks • Grade 5 at Pine Bend & MS social studies piloting digital curriculum with classroom sets of tablets. • Moving to the web-based version of MAP which allows for testing on tablets – will reduce some of the load on labs.

  9. Hardware Inventory

  10. Hardware Inventory – Student Only

  11. Hardware and Software • 2014-2015 • Replace staff workstations at secondary levels • Repurpose staff workstations for other needs, staff and student • Add technology to new Salem Hills Media Center • Add technology to new Early Learning Center at Hilltop

  12. Tonight’s Topics • Infrastructure • Hardware and Software • Budget and Purchasing • Training and Certification • Information Services

  13. Budget and Purchasing • E-rate continues to reimburse connectivity costs for voice and Internet at a rate of about 57% - $47,613 for 2013-14. • Equity Aid from the state continues to reimburse a portion of the remaining costs. • We have found alternate fiber connectivity for Internet as our lease with Comcast is up in 2015. Since Comcast franchise agreements are in question, this would have been a necessity.

  14. Areas of Concentration • Infrastructure • Hardware and Software • Budget and Purchasing • Training and Certification • Information Services

  15. Training and Certification • Staff continue to be trained on new features of network enterprise management software including FileWave, Microsoft and Extreme. • Asst. workstation technician added one certification in spring. • Lead and asst. workstation technicians each expect to add one certification this year.

  16. Tonight’s Topics • Infrastructure • Hardware and Software • Budget and Purchasing • Training and Certification • Information Services

  17. Information Services • Continue to add additional data to iCue Tests and Assessments and make available to classroom teachers • Reading levels at elementary grades • OLPA math scores, MCA preliminary scores • Adding MAP scores continually 2013-14 instead of waiting for window to close • Populated Naviance with current students, alumni and ACT, Plan and Explore scores

  18. Upcoming • Recruiting volunteers to evaluated Learning Management Systems (LMS) including Moodle, Schoology and others. • Subgroup of a larger group forming as an advisory group for: • Create the next 3-year Tech Plan (not due until next year) • Create a strategic tech plan • Review and choose a learning management • Create a digital learning plan • Review district tech policies to keep current

  19. Questions on Any of the Areas? • Infrastructure • Hardware and Software • Budget and Purchasing • Training and Certification • Information Services

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