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Chief Information Office. Technology Services Dr. Scott Muri , CIO An Overview & Discussion with the Privatization Advisory Committee. Vision, Mission and Purpose. Vision

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  1. Chief Information Office Technology Services Dr. Scott Muri, CIO An Overview & Discussion with the Privatization Advisory Committee

  2. Vision, Mission and Purpose Vision CMS provides all students the best education available anywhere, preparing every child to lead a rich and productive life Mission To maximize academic achievement by every student in every school Technology Services The Chief Information Office is responsible for the planning, implementation and support of information technology for schools and administrative offices in the district.  We support NC WISE, classroom technology devices and software applications, computer equipment, telephones, Lawson and My Time business systems.

  3. Chief Information Office Hierarchy FTE – filled 13 FTE – unfilled 1 CTE 0 Contractor 6 PT or Temp 0 FTE – filled 16 FTE – unfilled 1 CTE 0 Contractor 7 PT or Temp 0 FTE – filled 33 CTE 3 Contractor 8 PT or Temp 0 FTE – filled 6 FTE – unfilled 0 CTE 0 Contractor 0 PT or Temp 0 FTE – filled 16 FTE – unfilled 2 CTE 0 Contractor 7 PT or Temp 0

  4. Mecklenburg County 546 Total Square Miles – Technology Support for SchoolsOverview & Scope • 168 schools throughout Mecklenburg County • 141,000 students • 18,800 teachers, support staff and administrators • 7,931 classrooms • 624 computer labs • 58,448 desktops and laptops • 11 Help Desk Staff • 3 Network Engineers • 15 Systems Engineers CMS District

  5. Chief Information Office Business Systems Kay Hall, Director

  6. Business Systems Technology • Provide service and support to CMS business operations • System Maintenance • Assist in district business process improvement • Provide access to Employee Self-Service for over 18,000 employees • Provide Help Desk support and training for related systems

  7. Chief Information Office Data Center Operations Susan Manning, Director

  8. Data Center Operations • Manage the infrastructure which supports the operation of CMS • Help Desk • Technical Services

  9. Chief Information Office Information Systems & Support Cindee Matson, Director

  10. Information Systems & Support (IS&S) • Systems Support • Cabling Design and Deployment for video, voice & data for all district sites • Infrastructure Design and Deployment of network electronics and wireless • Telephone Support, Deployment and Management of Digital Phone Systems (VoIP) • Quotations • Purchasing Quotes for District Hardware such as computers, printers , and Interactive White Boards • Video Conferencing/Distance Learning/Closed Circuit • E-Rate and Compliance

  11. Chief Information Office Instructional Technology Jerry Shepardson, Director

  12. Instructional Technology (IT) • Technology Integration Resource to Principals and Staff in 168 Schools • Technology Training for Instructional Staff to effectively utilize various instructional resources and applications • Manage CMS Wiki as an effective communication tool • Instructional Software Installations Coordination and Support

  13. Student Applications & Web Development Jay Parker, Director Chief Information Office

  14. Student Application & Web Development • Management of the Student Information Applications • Administration of the Data Warehouse • CMS Web Page Publishing, Coding, and Design

  15. Hardware Repair, Support and Installation • 1995-Current Southeastern Technology Group • 1999-2001 Data Networks • 2001-02 Millennium Technologies • 2002-06 Pomeroy • 2006-Current Fortress Systems International

  16. 2001-02 Hardware Repair Costs 40% < than original cost

  17. Infrastructure Repair, Support and Installation Previous and Current Usage • AFL • Pomeroy • DataCom • CNIC • Universal • Professional Teleconcepts

  18. Data Center Support Used • Southeastern Technology Group

  19. Technology Support for Schools – Roles Defined System Engineers (15) Senior System Engineers (5) • Data Center Operations • Information Systems & Support • Student Applications and Web Development Assistant Director (3) • Data Center Operations • Information Systems & Support • CTE • Instructional • Manages overall support for technology. Provides on-site and remote technical troubleshooting for workstations, servers, printers, network devices, VoIP phones, Interactive Whiteboards, smart devices, software and other hardware components.

  20. Technology Support for Schools – Roles Defined Continued Network Engineers (3) Responsible for planning, implementation and support of network connectivity for schools and administrative offices. They ensure data, communications devices and the Internet is highly available. They support over 12,000 network electronics devices. Help Desk Coordinators (11) • Business Systems Technology • NC Wise • Technology Services

  21. Contracted Technology Services Roles- Defined Technician (1) Data Center Technical Services (4.5) Provides technical service for data, video and voice , including CATV, CCTV, wireless network systems and cabling. Hardware Repair (6) • Provides network services and network access accounts • Network Services and network access accounts (over 200,000) • Information & Platform Management • Security Operations • Technical Architecture • Information Security • Email administration (22,000 accounts and 190 million messages per month) and email filtering • Data Storage (600 Terabytes) • Internet Access, including Web Security Filtering • Server administration for 300 servers Provide on-site warranty and non-warranty computer ,printer and UPS hardware repair services.

  22. Contracted Technology Services Roles- Defined Continued Senior Network Engineer (1) Computer and printer installation. Testing, deployment and packaging of software. Install/ Deployment (As needed) Design and develop network infrastructure. Prepare bids and negotiate with vendors. Project management of network related projects.

  23. Staffing Overview 37 Dedicated Employees Racially Diverse

  24. Currently, Technology Services spends $1.1+ million on Contracted Services

  25. When Considering Outsourcing Any Tech Services, we have Applied Six Key Criteria • Direct Student Contact - the safety of our children is paramount. Similar CMS standard of employee screening should be applied • Significant, Sustainable Cost Savings Delivery – that largely outweighs any impact to the schools • Stand Alone Services – which can be discreetly carved out with no residual, negative operational impact • Areas of CMS Marginal Expertise/Resourcing – where an external vendor can do it better and cheaper with little to no risk • Low Risk – relatively easy to ensure service quality & maintain service levels with minimal difficulty to return in-house • Minimal RIF Impact to CMS Employees

  26. Understanding the Criteria for Consideration • To recommend to the BOE -- on Feb 14, 2012 – additional outsourcing opportunities within key areas of CMS that deliver on the following criteria: • People – minimize negative impact to CMS employees -- reduction in force/salary/benefits, shifting of work responsibilities • Money - return of substantial, ongoing net savings to the CMS Operating Budget when brought to scale • Service – maintain or exceed current service levels and service quality to key stakeholders in support of student achievement • Risk – minimize scope of risk to CMS – ease of returning service in-house • Measurement – ability to reliably project and measure the most critical aspects of the outsourced effort – $ savings, service quality, etc.

  27. Understanding the Criteria for Consideration Breakdown • Time • Procedures for support are currently in place and implemented based on defined priority timeline. • People • Selection would result in reduction in force affecting current CMS employees • Selection would affect significant number of current employees, if brought to scale

  28. Understanding the Criteria for Consideration Breakdown Money Savings issue example below, no substantial savings when brought to scale and no net savings to the CMS operating budget

  29. Understanding the Criteria for Consideration Breakdown • Risk • Distribution of passwords, network and server risk • Background checks are not real-time • Safety for our staff and students • Learning environment hazard, disruptive to daily instruction due to lack of school/support rapport affecting student achievement • Badges and access costly due to high turnover rates • Data security risk

  30. Understanding the Criteria for Consideration Breakdown • Service/Support • Procedures for support are well-defined and implemented: • Priority 5 -Resolution contingent upon project scope, printer replacement, and renaming of computers • Priority 4 -Initial contact made via phone, 80% resolved within 10 business days; classroom printing and computers • Priority 3 -Respond within 48 hours , 90% resolved within 5 business days, computer labs and Interactive White Boards • Priority 2 -Respond within 24 hours , 90% resolved within 2 business days, server based applications and school administrative personnel • Priority 1 -Respond within 1 hour , 95% resolved within 24 hours, server or major systems down or active testing period

  31. Our Employees Enable Us to DoSignificantly More at a Significantly Less CostComputer Installations

  32. Our Employees Enable Us to Doat Less CostSenior Network Engineer

  33. Our Employees Enable Us to DoSignificantly More at a Significantly Less CostDeployment of Software

  34. These contractors enable us to do significantly more with a significantly lower cost • Technician • Annual cost of $78,000 for contractor, would require a pay grade of 8/$88,214 salary and benefits plus • Costly material required – truck, ladders, testers, hand tools • Certifications required – BISCI manufacturers certifications to maintain warranty • Can utilize contracting company at peak times for additional support with little or no down time • Hardware Support • Six full-time employees provided for an annual cost of $122,100.00 or $20,350 per employee, would require a pay grade of 6/$67,917 salary and benefits plus • Cost of trucks, storage, tools • Certifications required by manufacturer to maintain warranty • Potential charges for untimely returns of warranty parts • Technical Services

  35. Understanding the Assessment Tool What This Is an informed preliminary assessment of the viability of some initial outsourcing options This IS NOT a recommended list of areas to outsource Color Index likely will not satisfy criteria OR risk of failure to CMS is high could meet criteria but more information needed likely will satisfy criteria ? externally driven by bidding process

  36. Technology Services PreliminaryOutsourcing Assessment

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