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STATEWIDE K-12 NETWORKS: Cooperation, Collaboration and Convergence

STATEWIDE K-12 NETWORKS: Cooperation, Collaboration and Convergence. EDUCAUSE: A Gathering of State Networks April 18, 2000. STATEWIDE K-12 INTERNET NETWORKS STUDY. Data collected in 1999 Phone calls to identify contact person Survey instrument 48 of 51 surveys returned.

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STATEWIDE K-12 NETWORKS: Cooperation, Collaboration and Convergence

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  1. STATEWIDE K-12 NETWORKS: Cooperation, Collaboration and Convergence EDUCAUSE: A Gathering of State Networks April 18, 2000

  2. STATEWIDE K-12 INTERNET NETWORKS STUDY Data collected in 1999 Phone calls to identify contact person Survey instrument 48 of 51 surveys returned

  3. Number of states reporting K-12 networks 34 of the 48 respondents reported K-12 networks

  4. Source of funding 27 - State funding 15 - Fee for service 3 - Private funds/foundation 1 - University

  5. Type of network: stand alone or within larger network? 15 - Stand alone 19 - Within larger network

  6. Dial-in access? Dial in for teachers only - 15 Dial in for teachers and students - 10 No dial in - 8

  7. Are services available to both public and non-public schools? Yes - 44% Some - 29% None - 26 %

  8. ISSUES • Lack of a business plan to ensure sustainability and growth • Demonstrating impact and value added to schools • Training • Support • Failure to understand benefits of shared network development

  9. Emerging E-Rate Issues • Will the E-Rate reinforce the digital divide? • Caution about reliance on E-Rate money as core budget replacement • What happens after year 4? • FCC stability and the definition of State Networks • The Role of H.E. Partnerships

  10. The Web of Statewide Networks Then Higher Ed. Voice Video Data Voice Video Data K-12 Voice Government Video Data Now “The Pipe”

  11. CHALLENGES • Diffusion of Educational Networks –voice, video, data • Centered on STATE organization and sponsorship • No technical standardization • Wide array of organizational approaches • Various stages of development • VERY little interstate activity – missed opportunities? • Little coordinated data

  12. OPPORTUNITY • Common, overlapping challenges and benefits • STAR School funding • Growing Interest for cooperation between several national organizations • Rapid pace of technological change • E-Rate and other initiatives fostering new dialogue

  13. PURPOSE of SWN Project • To gather, record and disseminate the collective experience • To begin a national dialogue about future development and operation. • Review the processes driving the development of educational networks (past) • Identify common problems and challenges (present) • Identify and discuss visions for the future

  14. California Indiana Iowa Kentucky Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Nebraska Oklahoma South Carolina Washington Wyoming Participating States Co-Sponsor: The Consortium for State Networking (CoSN)

  15. STATE ROUNDTABLES • Identify common challenges and opportunities • Focus on assessing network projects within a developmental cycle • Recognition of the Past • Awareness of the Present • Vision for the Future

  16. PLENARY SESSION • A roundtable of state roundtables • Results formed the basis of A PLENARY SESSION WHITE PAPER • Circulated for comment and review • Refined into working draft of Proposed Recommendations and Initiatives

  17. MEGATEST • September 28, 1999 • Connected 9 state network hubs • Multiple sites within each state • 19 total sites • Continued testing of technical protocols • Begin testing social protocols • Reviewed Plenary Recommendations

  18. RECOMMENDATIONS • Four Categories of Activity • Within states • Among states • National and Federal level • General

  19. RECOMMENDATIONS • Access • Cooperation • Funding • Infrastructure/Technology • Marketing/PR

  20. RECOMMENDATIONS • Policy/Politics • Research • Resources • Training • Support

  21. Recommendations & Initiatives • Leadership & Policy Conference • Statenet Project Team • Research, Development & Dissemination • Marketing • Technical

  22. STATEWIDE NETWORKS INITIATIVE: Cooperation, Collaboration, Convergence HTTP://WWW.STATENET.ITPV.ORG

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