bring your own device capistrano unified school district san juan capistrano, california

Bring Your Own DeviceCapistrano Unified School District

San Juan Capistrano, California

CUSD Demographics• Founded in 1965• Covers 195 square miles, 7 cities, and a portion of the

unincorporated area of Orange county.• 56 campuses - 34 elementary, 10 middle, 6 comprehensive

high schools, 1 adult school, 1 alternative high school, 1 exceptional needs facility, 1 independent high school

• 97.3% of our students graduate• Average API base is 862• Largest employer in south Orange County• In the last 19 years the student populations grew by nearly

27,000 students, the district opened 31 new schools• The district’s schools earned 52 California Distinguished

School recognitions and 12 Blue Ribbon recognitions.

Learning with Laptops Programat the 4Ladera Ranch Schools

• Three K- 5 Elementary Schools• One 6-8 Middle School• Average enrollment approximately 950• Base API Rank 900+

Bring Your Own Device in Ladera Ranch

Chaparral Elementary - Original 1:1 CUSD school

Ladera Elementary

Ladera Middle

Oso Grande Elementary

Approximately 1200 LwL participating students

History of Bring Your Own Device(BYOD)

• 2000 Learning with Laptop (LwL) program initiated• Families required to purchase Mac laptops only• Imaged and serviced by CUSD

• 2005• Partnership with Apple Store• Laptops purchased and imaged at store• Wireless connectivity

• 2011• New Infrastructure• BYOD = multiplatform

Teacher Training

• Orange County Department of Education• CUSD Professional Development• Partnerships with Apple and Microsoft Stores• School level workshops• Local, state, national conferences

Current Infrastructure

• Why the upgrade?• What did the upgrade involve?• How do students access the Internet?• Cost• Variables

• Bandwidth• Video• Internal Content

Guidelines for BYOD

• Parent Information Nights• Parent agreement forms• Minimum Specs for the devices• SLA with sites

Future of BYOD in Capistrano Unified

• 7 comprehensive high schools• Funding decisions• Prioritizing needs