Technology Advisory Committee

School Board Presentation

May 27,

2014

Overview of 2014 TAC Presentation

• Goals

• Cyclic Replacement of Desktops and Laptops

• Fiber Progress

• Safety and Security

• Internet Safety

• 21st Century Classroom

• Synergy

– Milestones

– Priorities

• Recommendations

Goals

• Provide a safe, flexible and effective learning environment for all students.

• Engage students in meaningful curricular content through the purposeful and effective use of technology tools in order to prepare students to meet the needs of 21st century real-world applications.

• Afford students with opportunities to apply technology effectively to gain knowledge, develop skills, and create and distribute artifacts that reflect their understandings.

• Provide students with access to authentic and appropriate tools to gain knowledge, develop skills, extend capabilities, and create and disseminate artifacts that demonstrate their understandings.

• Use technology to support a culture of data-driven decision making that relies upon data to evaluate and improve teaching and learning.

Desktop Computers Due for Replacement

Projections for 2014-2015 School Year (Reflects no FY15 cyclic replacement funding) Desktop Computers Due for

Replacement (Total: 2,474) Elementary Schools

• Margaret Brent • Falmouth • Park Ridge • Winding Creek • Hampton Oaks • Ferry Farm • Hartwood • Garrisonville • Rocky Run

Middle Schools • Thompson • Wright

High Schools • Brooke Point • Colonial Forge • Stafford • North Stafford

Goal

Laptop Computers Due for Replacement

Projections for 2014-2015 School Year (Reflects no FY15 cyclic replacement funding)

Goal

Laptops (620)

Elementary Schools • Conway • Margaret Brent • Barrett • Falmouth • Ferry Farm • Grafton Village

Middle Schools • Drew • Gayle • Poole • Stafford • Thompson • Wright

KEY

Anthony Burns AB Shirley Heim HM

Barrett BE Moncure ME

Margaret Brent MB Mountain View MV

Brooke Point BP North Stafford NS

Colonial Forge CF Park Ridge PR

Conway CE H. H. Poole PM

Dixon-Smith DS Rockhill RE

Drew DM Rocky Run RR

Falmouth FE Stafford El. SE

Ferry Farm FF Stafford Middle SM

Garrisonville GE Stafford High SH

Grafton Village GV

Rodney

Thompson TM

T. Benton Gayle GM Widewater WE

Hampton Oaks HO Winding Creek WC

Hartwood HE A. G. Wright WM

Central Office CO

Melcher Complex MC

Support Services SU

Transportation TR

Completed

In Progress

Proposed

SCPS Fiber Optic WAN

Safety and Security

Fiber

Continuous Improvement: • $100K School Security Equipment Grant Program

• Browser capable access by school and sheriff’s department

• Sheriff’s department using new access to clear schools after alarm calls

• Fiber infrastructure build-out continues to support this effort

Internet Safety

21st Century Classroom

• Wireless in the classrooms • 100% complete

• Supporting BYOD

• Mounted projectors 100% complete

• BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Implemented Fall 2013

• Document cameras Currently school funded

• Interactive white boards Centrally deployed this year

School funded in past

Synergy Major Milestones

(2013 – 2015)

Initial Purchase

Infrastructure

Modifications

and Installation

SIS Go Live

Stakeholder

Communication

Executive

Meeting

NYR &

Scheduling

ES Gradebook

Pilots

SE Go Live

NYR &

Scheduling

ES Gradebook

Training and

Full Rollout

SIS Setup &

Configuration

Data

Conversion

Initial Staff

Training

Project

Management

Modifications

Fall SRC & MSC

Reports

Spring SRC

Report

ES Gradebook

Committee

SE Setup &

Configuration

SE Training

Fall SRC & MSC

Reports

Spring SRC

Report Fall SRC & MSC

Reports

Q1

2013

Q2

2013

Q3

2013

Q4

2013

Q1

2014

Q2

2014 Q3

2014

Q4

2014 Q1

2015

Q2

2015

Q3

2015

Q4

2015

Synergy Priorities

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

State Reporting User Access Rights Student Photos Full integration of

extracts

Transcripts

Scheduling

Random Errors LessonVUE

Data Conversion SIF Mobile Devices Online Registration

SOLs SE System Reporting (Advanced) Online Course

Requests

Attendance 3rd Party Extracts

Report Cards Reporting (Basic)

Gradebook

Edupoint Support

Training..

Not installed

Installed/Work in Progress

Installed/Working with Standard Support

Recommendations

• Adhere to Technology Plan and Standard

Operating Processes OR reassess division goals and strategies beginning with the division’s strategic plan.

• Consider pilot of Internet Safe and Secure Online (ISC2)

• Continue BYOD implementation and staff development as a potential strategy to assist with mitigation of negative impact of budget reductions.

• Review impact of recent personnel movement within the department.

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