Gonzales Unified Technology Review Sheldon K. Smith, Ed.D.

1. Gonzales Unified Gonzales Unified Technology Review Sheldon K. Smith, Ed.D.

2. Gonzales Unified Hire an Outside Auditor Take a Snapshot

3. Gonzales Unified Gonzales Unified Equipment • Technology • 869 Computers (most networked), 13 servers • 100MB network connection among school sites • Web Access for email, student data, classroom web pages. • Stellar TV Studio • Well functioning computer labs

4. Gonzales Unified Gonzales Unified People & Staffing • People • 3 well networked schools • 2281 students • 2.6 students : computer • Staffed computer labs • One technician; one student data specialist.

5. Gonzales Unified Four Cornerstones Getting a handle on Technology • I. Readiness for Change • How prepared and capable are people for activating new ways of teaching and learning that will make a difference for all students? • II. Teaching and Learning • What new ways of teaching and learning are actually developed with technology uses demonstrating added-value that makes a difference for all students?

6. Gonzales Unified Four Cornerstones Getting a handle on Technology • III.Technology Deployment • How robust and pervasive is the technical infrastructure in supporting the new ways of teaching and learning for all students? • IV. System Capacity • How organized and capable is the system for scaling and sustaining the change in order to ensure results for all students?

7. Gonzales Unified What the Audit Measured All Cornerstones Equal • Not in Place • Emerging • Developing • In Place

8. Gonzales Unified Data Collection • Data Collection • Two on-site visits • Three Interviews • Four telephone interviews • Various email exchanges • Three computer lab visits • Two classroom visits.

9. Gonzales Unified Findings System Capacity – Policies Procedures • A system can tolerate up to 30% "foreign" or new ideas without snapping back. This elasticity surprises groups whose first efforts yield results and then a "wall" of resistance stops the forward movement. The indicators in this cluster are critical when moving from “optional” use of an innovation to full “expectation” of technology use. The success of this cluster will yield equity across the system. • General District Findings: • Indicator Finding • Policies Procedures Emerging - Developing

10. Gonzales Unified Learning Recommendations • Policy – Procedures • Additional Support Staff • Procurement-Purchase procedure • Guidelines for classroom web pages • Procedure for SASI privileges • Automated backup policy/procedure • Passphrase procedure

11. Gonzales Unified Findings Learning – Ubiquitous Access • Learning • II. Learning – This cornerstone measures the learning environment and the integration of computer technology. In all learning environments visitors ought to feel students first, learning second, and resources, like technology, third. Many times, people confuse the means with the ends by focusing only on computers, and not on the improved learning well implemented computers bring to students. • General District Findings: • Indicator Finding • Ubiquitous Access In-Place

12. Gonzales Unified Ubiquitous Access Recommendations

13. Gonzales Unified Ubiquitous Access Recommendations • Ubiquitous Access • Staff development • Computer recovery procedure • Automated data backup / recovery • Method to systematically replace 20% of the computers over a five year period (*Tool Capacity)

14. Gonzales Unified Findings Technology Deployment • Technology Deployment • This cornerstone is becoming increasingly technical and complex requiring very competent staffing. Educational purposes and goals rather than hardware/software acquisition must guide these decisions. • General District Findings: • Indicator Finding • Tool Capacity Emerging - Developing • Connectivity In-Place • Facilities Developing - In-Place* • Technical Support Emerging - Developing • * There is one critical area of need relating to the Main Distribution Frame

15. Gonzales Unified Tool Capacity Recommendations • Tool Capacity • Address EOL equipment • Create systemic funding source • Utilize Microsoft Settlement moneys. • Utilize ERate money to replace EOL network equipment (*Connectivity)

16. Gonzales Unified - Connectivity Gonzales High School Classroom Switch School Building Level Layer III Switch Classroom Switch 100 mbps Main Distribution Frame Gonzales High School 100 mbps School - Classroom School Building Level Layer III Switch 100 mbps Classroom Switch School Building Level Layer III Switch School - Classroom

17. Gonzales Unified Connectivity Recommendations • Connectivity • Replace aging equipment (ERate) • Category 6 Cabling (consider) • Work with Monterey County Office • Consider own Firewall & Internet content/email filter • Consider network monitoring tools • Upgrade fiber cards for gigabyte throughput.

18. Gonzales Unified Facilities Recommendations • Facilities • Main Distribution Frame • Fire Suppression • Electricity Backup • Data backup • Work with Monterey County Office • Classroom Electricity Standards

19. Gonzales Unified Gonzales High School Classroom Switch School Building Level Layer III Switch Classroom Switch 100 mbps Main Distribution Frame Gonzales High School 100 mbps School - Classroom 10 mbps School Building Level Layer III Switch 100 mbps Classroom Switch School Building Level Layer III Switch 45 mbps School - Classroom

20. Gonzales Unified Technical Support Recommendations • Technical Support • Close the technician to computer ratio • Consider network support specialist • Consider frequent procedural meetings with users.

21. Gonzales Unified The Future What’s Next The biggest enemy of excellence is ‘good enough’ -Gil Noble

22. Gonzales Unified Gonzales Unified Technology Review Sheldon K. Smith, Ed.D.