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Getting Ahead of the Curve: Clark County School Districts Technology Infrastructure

Clark County School District: Basic Facts. 5th largest district in U.S.More than 310,000 students347 schoolsCovers 7,910 square miles38,000 employeesAnnual operating budget: $2.3 billion. Build It and They Will Come. 212 schools constructed since 198811 schools opened in 200511 schools o

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Getting Ahead of the Curve: Clark County School Districts Technology Infrastructure

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    1. Philip J. Brody, Ph.D. CTO/Asst. Supt. Clark County School District Getting Ahead of the Curve: Clark County School District's Technology Infrastructure

    2. Clark County School District: Basic Facts 5th largest district in U.S. More than 310,000 students 347 schools Covers 7,910 square miles 38,000+ employees Annual operating budget: $2.3 billion

    3. Build It and They Will Come 212 schools constructed since 1988 11 schools opened in 2005 11 schools opened in 2006 12 schools opened in 2007 10 schools opened in 2008

    4. Need for Enhanced WAN: Getting Ahead of the Curve Provide infrastructure for “e-schooling” Changes in technology Steadily increasing demands for various types of information Cost effective approach to incorporating newer technologies Centralize traditionally school-based applications

    5. Guiding Strategies Improved instruction through advanced technologies Leverage existing CCSD resources Standardized services/economy of scale Rollout without disruption Minimize risk Recoup capital costs through operational savings

    6. WAN: Technical Characteristics Gigabit Ethernet Architecture SAIC: designer and integrator More bandwidth for the $ Easier support and maintenance Converged network supports voice, video, and data Focus on redundancy and backup No “network” single point of failure Fiber to all locations

    7. Network Architecture

    8. Sample Ring and Leaf

    9. Voice Unified district-wide system 31,000 handsets Voice mail for every teacher Blended system VOIP between schools Some schools primarily digital within building, others VOIP Substantial savings over alternative systems

    10. Phones in schools Phone in every classroom Centralized “do-not-disturb” Limit incoming calls during instructional time E911 Automated attendant Installed and maintained by district staff

    11. IP Video Increase variety of video services IP video network developed and in place All schools “video conferencing ready” IP video as routine communication Vegas PBS Streaming Video Multiple sources (Discovery, Annenberg, Rainbow, PBS, Video, Scholastic) 35,000 views per month and growing

    12. Distributing cable over the WAN Saves considerable $$ Cable in the Classroom distributed over WAN and LANs Use Video Furnace system Coax no longer installed in new or rehabbed buildings Distributed from one site to many

    13. Technology Support: The Forgotten Infrastructure Easy to contact Competent Effective communicators; avoid technobable Respond to, and resolve, issues quickly Avoid being overbearing Try to look at issues from the client’s perspective

    14. Today’s New Schools Wi-Fi in every classroom Ax the coax Phone in every classroom GigE connection Ceiling-mounted projectors Audio-enhancement Mobile laptop carts

    15. Taking Advantage of Infrastructure Parent Communication System Video streaming and conferencing Virtual High School Web-based Library Management System Instructional Data Management System Special Education Management System Security cameras over WAN

    16. Recent Changes to Infrastructure Model Moving wireless from “nice to have” to “must have” Greater emphasis on student laptops Increasing availability and accessibility of technology Looking at new technologies to include Moved from IBM mainframe to Sun Unix/Linux

    17. DISCUSSION

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