Meeting of the Board Technology Committee

1. Meeting of the Board Technology Committee February 5, 2007 Kelly Smith, Assistant Superintendent for Technology Services Diana Goering, Executive Director of Information and Infrastructure Services Gerri Collier, Director of Integrated Information Systems John Evans, Director of Acquisitions and Project Management Lori Jones, Director of Integrated Infrastructure Services Jana Knezek, Director of Library and Textbook Services Elizabeth Langer, Director of Technology Training and Development Services Joyce Stevens, Director of Academic Technology Services

2. Presentation Topics • Discussion of Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology 2006-2020 • Status Report on NISD/Elert 10-Year Technology Plan • Discussion on Internet Filtering • Discussion of Bond 2007 Initiatives • Update on Data Warehouse, Business/HR Management System, Document Management System Initiatives

3. Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology 2006-2020 (LRPT)

4. LRPT • Replaces the Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology, 1996-2010 • New plan developed over a two year period by the Educational Technology Advisory Committee (ETAC), appointed by the Commissioner of Education • Plan includes funding requests to the Texas Legislature

5. LRPT • Communication Timeline • November: TEA submitted the 110-page plan to the State Board of Education • December: Plan was submitted to Texas Legislature • January: Plan was submitted to the U.S. Department of Education and distributed to schools

6. LRPT • Includes recommendations for: • State Board of Educator Certification • Education Service Centers • Local Education Agencies • Higher Education • Parents, Community, and Private Sector • Recommendations in four categories: • Teaching and Learning • Educator Preparation and Development • Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support • Infrastructure

7. LRPT • In your packet: • Overview of goals included in the plan • A self-assessment of Northside ISD’s status regarding the Recommendations to Local Education Agencies • A summary of funding requests from the ETAC to the Texas Legislature

8. Status Report on NISD/Elert 10-Year Technology Plan

9. NISD/Elert 10-Year Tech Plan • NISD retained Elert & Associates in July 2001 to assist the District in the review of its technology resources and uses, and to help plan for future uses of technology • In March 2002, Elert & Associates published the 179-page Northside ISD Technology Master Plan 2002-2012: Implementing Excellence • First status report provided to the Board in July 2004 • February 2007 status report is in your packet

10. Discussion on Internet Filtering

11. Internet Filtering • Internet Safety and Filtering addressed in CQ Local, CQ Legal, and TEC-01(see packet) • Additional Internet Safety and Filtering information is posted on the NISD website (see packet) • Approximately 20 sites per month are submitted to the Internet Safety Committee for review and action • Many safe alternatives are provided for image searches (see packet)

12. Discussion of Bond 2007 Initiatives

13. Technology & Campus Security

14. Update on Data Warehouse, Business/HR Management System, Document Management System Initiatives

15. Data Warehouse Initiative • Data Warehouse: What Is It? (see packet) • Data Management Services Coordinator hired in January • NISD Data Center upgrade project completed – will house the data warehouse • Storage Area Network (SAN) pilot complete – provides necessary storage requirements to support the data warehouse • NISD's acquisition of a "second site" to provide for redundancy of critical systems' data and information is nearing completion of construction phase • Formed cross-departmental team and provided initiative kick-off presentation to district personnel on October 25 • Published the Data Warehouse Initiative website, a resource for team members • Provided 6 hours of training for team members from The Data Warehousing Institute on November 17 • Developing “bank” of requirements from Request for Proposals used by other school districts • Continuing research and discovery phase

16. Business/HR Management System • Will provide staff the ability to easily access and manage both summary and detailed fiscal and employee information (current system is iTCCS provided by Region 20) • Formed cross-departmental team in September; meeting every other week (eight times so far) • Published the Business/HR Information Management System Initiative website, a resource for team members • Continuing research and discovery phase • Prepared and distributed online survey of Texas and large U.S. school districts to gather feedback • Team has attended two vendor presentations at NLC • Team plans to complete the acquisition phase in spring 2007

17. Document Management System • Will provide staff with ability to securely track and store, retrieve, manage and electronic documents, images, and related work flow • Formed cross-departmental team in September; meeting every other week (eight times so far) • Continuing research and discovery phase • Several team members attended ARMA International conference (association for records and information management professionals) in October • Team has attended two vendor presentations at NLC • Team plans to complete the acquisition phase in spring 2007