The North Hanover TownshipSchool District

Three Year Technology Plan2013­2016

331 Monmouth RoadWrightstown, NJ 08562

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Table of Contents

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Introduction.....................................................................................................................................3

Technology Inventory.................................................................................................................4­8

Needs Assessment.................................................................................................................9­10

District Technology Goals..........................................................................................................10

Implementation Activity Tables............................................................................................11­18

Professional Development..................................................................................................19­20

Evaluation Plan.....................................................................................................................21­22

Funding Plan.........................................................................................................................23­24

Projected Costs Timeline.........................................................................................................25

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Introduction

This plan is a requirement for federal funding under the E-Rate program. The state

distributes the attached checklist and the plan is reviewed at the county level for

completion. It serves as a planning document for the district and outlines our inventory,

needs, goals, evaluation and funding. This plan is essential for the successful

implementation of Common Core State Standards, the New Jersey Core Curriculum

Content Standards, and planning for PARCC and MAP online testing.

The North Hanover Township School District has completed many of these plans and will

continue to do so in the pursuit of the best possible technological environment we can

provide for our community, students, teachers and staff. Key to our communication

efforts is the http://www.nhanover.com web site and it’s ongoing improvement and

evolution.

The plan is dynamic. While it serves as general guidance, the one thing that has been

consistent throughout the technology revolution is the rapid pace of its change. Emerging

technologies tend to capture the spotlight and become the new buzzwords. One thing that

doesn’t change though, is our mission to educate children regardless of the environment.

In that regard, we must adapt and change when warranted as well.

Looking around today, it’s obvious technology is everywhere. It’s in our hands, cars,

schools, and homes 24/7. It’s diverse, yet the same. Different devices control the same

thing, information. It doesn’t matter how we get to it: MAC, PC, Tablet, Smartphone, TV,

Internet, wireless, wired; it’s the information we want and need to help our students

become effective digital learners with 21st century skills. This plan takes these factors

into consideration and adjusts our course accordingly.

We believe our students should be exposed to and become proficient in as many different

technologies and devices as possible to be accomplished in a 21st century world.

Successful people in today’s world can multitask and adapt to diverse and changing

environments. They can manipulate information to their benefit across a broad spectrum

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of devices and operating systems. The North Hanover Township School District’s primary

technology goal is to help our students use technology to make them lifelong learners.

Inventory Table

The table below is used to describe the district, nonpublic or charter school’s technology inventory usedto improve student academic achievement.

Area of Need Describe for E­Ratefunded year 12013­2014

Describe for E­Ratefunded year 22014­2015

Describe for E­Ratefunded year 32015­2016

Technology Equipmentincluding AssistiveTechnologies

Replace halfeducator and staffcomputers(approx. 83).These computersare 5 years old,run Vista as anoperating systemand are out ofwarranty.

Deploy additionaliPad carts (4) andpilot Chromebookcarts (2). Onedistrict goal is toincrease thenumber ofindividual devices.

Replace halfeducator and staffcomputers(approx. 83).These computersare 5 years old,run Vista as anoperating systemand are out ofwarranty.

Deploy additionaliPad carts (4) andpilot Chromebookcart (1). Onedistrict goal is toincrease thenumber ofindividual devices.

Replace half laband librarycomputers(approx. 35).Computers will beover 5 years old,run Windows 7and out ofwarranty.

Deploy additionaliPad carts (PK­4).At least one forevery otherclassroom.Deploy additionalChromebookcarts.

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Laptop rotation.Older equipmentrunning WindowsXP and Server2003 needs to beupdated.

Install text tospeech, hearingand visionenhancementsoftware onadditional iPads,PC’s andChromebookswhere needed.

Laptop and Serverrotationcontinued.Outdatedequipment will bereplaced asneeded.

Continue to installtext to speech,hearing and visionenhancementsoftware onadditional iPads,PC’s andChromebookswhere needed.

Replace half (8)older 3Mprojectorsw/Smarttechnology in theDiscovery school.

Laptop rotationcontinued asneeded.

Replace twooutdated edgeswitches.

Install text tospeech, vision andhearingenhancementsoftware ondevices as neededand required.

Filtering Method Monitorperformance andmaintainBarracuda in­line

Monitorperformance andmaintainBarracuda in­line

ReplaceBarracuda in­linefiltering. Will beout of date and

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filtering withmaintenancerenewal andupdates.

filtering withmaintenancerenewal andupdates.

unable to handleincreasingbandwidth andthroughput.

Software used forcurricular support andfiltering

Renew MicrosoftSchool Agreementcovering districtsoftware, Officeapplications,Operating andServer Systems.

Google apps inEducation.Purchaseproprietary and3rd partysoftware.Managementsoftware for newChromebooks.

Apple Volumepurchase plan.

Software forexisting and newiPads.

Renew MicrosoftSchool Agreementcovering districtsoftware, Officeapplications,Operating andServer Systems.

Google apps inEducation.Purchaseproprietary and3rd partysoftware.Managementsoftware for newChromebooks.

Apple Volumepurchase plan.

Software forexisting and newiPads.

Renew MicrosoftSchool Agreementcovering districtsoftware, Officeapplications,Operating andServer Systems.

Google apps inEducation.Purchaseproprietary and3rd partysoftware.Managementsoftware for newChromebooks.

Apple Volumepurchase plan.

Software forexisting and newiPads.

Technical Support andMaintenance

MaintainTechnologyCoordinator and

MaintainTechnologyCoordinator and

MaintainTechnologyCoordinator and

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assistant positions

Hardware andsoftwaremaintenanceagreements.Extreme,Barracuda, Cisco,EPlus, Aurora,NWN.

OutsourcedTechnicalServices asneeded. Privatefiber, VerizonPOTS, Copiermaintenance.

assistant positions

Hardware andsoftwaremaintenanceagreements.Extreme,Barracuda, Cisco,EPlus, Aurora,NWN.

OutsourcedTechnicalServices asneeded. Privatefiber, VerizonPOTS, Copiermaintenance.

assistant positions

Hardware andsoftwaremaintenanceagreements.Extreme,Barracuda, Cisco,EPlus, Aurora,NWN.

OutsourcedTechnicalServices asneeded. Privatefiber, VerizonPOTS, Copiermaintenance.

TelecommunicationsEquipment andServices

Maintain ComcastEDI 60MB as ISP(3­year contract).

Maintainmonth­to­monthVerizon T1service for IPphones and POTSLines.

Increase ComcastEDI to 100MBinternet anddouble existingwireless accesspoints.

Maintainmonth­to­monthVerizon T1service for IPphones and POTS

Maintain ComcastEDI 100MBinternet andmonitor wirelessnetworkingcapacity andperformance.

Maintainmonth­to­monthVerizon T1service for IP

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Lines. phones and POTSLines.

Other Services: Maintenance andrenewal of existingservices andcapabilities.Schoolwires website, McAfeeantivirus software.

nhanover.comwebsite hosting,usage, updatesand training withSchoolwires

Maintenance andrenewal of existingservices andcapabilities.Schoolwires website, McAfeeantivirus software.

nhanover.comwebsite hosting,usage, updatesand training withSchoolwires

Maintenance andrenewal of existingservices andcapabilities.Schoolwires website, McAfeeantivirus software.

nhanover.comwebsite hosting,usage, updatesand training withSchoolwires

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Needs Assessment

Needs Assessment Tool Description:

A detailed needs assessment was accomplished for the previous three-year technology

plan and continues to be our general guidance.

Updated Technology Surveys were completed by all district educators and staff in 2012.

Sixth grade students completed a technology survey in early 2013. Both surveys are

summarized below.

All indicators point towards more personal/mobile devices used in the educational

setting, upgraded wireless capacity district-wide, and an increase in professional

development concerning the use of technologies in formative and summative assessments

as well as the delivery of instruction.

Analysis of Needs Assessment Results:

1. Hardware and software tools used currently to deliver instruction and improve the

student’s educational experience are led in usage statistics foremost by large screen

projection capabilities through flat screen televisions/monitors. This is followed closely

by the reliance on Smartboards and projectors installed in the classrooms. Thirdly is the

reliance on districted supported online services and databases.

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2. Telecommunication services for teachers and staff are currently utilized through

instructional and non-instructional online databases. The campus wide video retrieval

system is a technology tool utilized in every classroom.

3. Teachers and other instructional staff are inclined to give assignments to students that

require technology to complete only 30% of the time. 64% of instructional staff

technology use is for the purpose of delivering instruction. Considering all

telecommunication services, teachers report 75% of their daily duties and instruction rely

on using technology hardware and software. Whether from lack of professional

development opportunities or quality of hardware and its connectivity, teachers report

technology within the district is functional 71% of the time. (Note: 89% of teachers and

instructional staff replied they have taken advantage of district provided professional

development regarding hardware, software, telecommunication services, and other

technology tools to support educational services.)

4. 78% of sixth grade students report using district provided technology at least once

during a typical school day. 95% of the students have computers with internet access at

home and 47% use mobile devices for internet connectivity.

2013­2016 District Technology Goals

1. The needs assessment results show a need for: Increased functionality of existing infrastructure hardware and software.

To provide technology services, hardware, and software, to meet the diverse needs of all our students, office staff, and the curriculum through continued cycled maintenance, updates, and optimizing network capacities .

Acquiring and supporting multiple devices and platforms determined by individual student needs.

2. The needs assessment results show a need for: Our students to become effective 21st century learners who can accomplish a variety of tasks, solve problems, and communicate globally while preparing themselves for college and career readiness.

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To facilitate delivery of the individual tools and digital resources through the computer network for students to access, integrate, create, and share knowledge.

To increase the amount of teacher and staff participation in district led professional development focused on educational technologies as instructional and formative assessment tools.

3. The needs assessment results show a need to: Model safe and ethical behaviors when using technology in the learning environment, with the expectation that students will exercise appropriate digital citizenship.

PLCs, professional development workshops, and staff meetings to focus specifically on digital citizenship; including internet safety, internet etiquette, maintaining online sharing spaces, laws regarding digital behavior and copyright, your digital footprint or presence, and security of your digitally created files.

Three­Year Implementation Activity Table

Strategies and activities that relate to the district, nonpublic or charter school’s goals andobjectives may be completed on the sample implementation table. If the goals andobjectives were numbered in the THREE­YEAR GOALS section of this checklist, usecorresponding numbers in the table below.

DistrictGoal andObjective

Strategy/Activity

Timeline PersonResponsible

Documentation

2Students will beprovidedopportunities toworkcollaboratively tocreate authenticcross­curricular,informationalproducts and/orweb pages tocommunicate with

Sept. thru June All Teachers Student productssuch as:web pages,brochures,infographics,commercials,videocasts,podcasts,screencasts, etc.

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a global audience

2Students will beable to gather,analyze and inputdata into aspreadsheet ordatabase, andcompute, graphand chart data fora variety ofpurposes.

Sept. thru June All Teachers Sharedspreadsheets,infographics andother datapresentations

2Students willdigitally generateideas, createpieces, edit andpublish severalwriting samples,from all genresboth on demandand within thewriting process inall content areasas required by theCCSS.

Sept. thru June All teachers Published finalcopies fordisplay andassessment

Development ofdigital/webbased portfolios

2Studentswill utilize onlinetools and/oravailable softwareto create digitalcontent for thepurpose ofsharing withothers. Forexample, creategreeting cards,ecards, videomessages usingall availabletechnology.

Sept. thru June All teachers Printed products

ecards

video message

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2 Students willcreatepresentationsincorporating,hyperlinks toresources,animation,transitions, sound,video and voicerecording for aspecified purposeand audience.

Sept. thru June All teachers Observation/Shared digitally/Printed Slides

Shared in theCloud or onclass web pages

2 & 3 Students willevaluateinformation foundon a website, factcheck to verifyinformation byusing an onlineencyclopedia, anda minimum of twodatabases,analyzeinformation,summarizefindings andproperly cite allsources used in adocument, andorally or digitallypresent to theirpeers.

Sept thru June All teachersLibrarian

Observation/Printeddocument/Usage statisticsfor onlineencyclopediaand databases

Studentpresentations

2 & 3 Students will beable to use theautomatedcatalog to identifymaterials at theirappropriateindependent and

Sept. thru June Librarian &All teachers

Observation ofstudents,student readinglogs, circulationstatistics

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instructionalreading levels,locate print andnonprint items inthe media center,and read E­booksfrom thecollection. (Atschool & fromremote locations)

2 & 3 Student libraryaides will createand spell­checkbook & mediareviews, thensubmit thereviews forpublication in theAutomatedCatalog which hasworld­wideaccess. (At schooland from remotelocations)

Sept. thru June Librarian Publishedreviews found inour onlinecatalog/Circulationstatistics

2 & 3 Students willaccess our onlineencyclopedia aswell asappropriate onlinedatabases via thecounty library forboth personalinterests and toconduct researchfor class activities.Createbibliography ofsources used. (At

Sept. thru June Librarian & allteachers

Observation ofstudents/ Usagestatistics foronlineencyclopediaand databases

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school and fromremote locations)

2Using availabletechnology,students will usetheir writing skillsto research, write,and publish avariety of worksappropriate totheir grade level.

Sept. thru June Technology &all teachers,DistrictTechnologyFacilitator

Published worksin a digitaland/or printedformats

2Design andconduct staffworkshopsfocused onincorporation oftechnology as aninstructional toolfor both studentsand staff.

Sept. thru May DistrictTechnologyFacilitator

Sign­in sheets;classroomobservations

Three­Year Implementation and Strategies Table

Telecommunications:

ExistingTechnologies

ImplementationStrategy

Timeline/Goals Person/sResponsible

Evidence/Assessment

The districtincreasedInternetbandwidth andchanged itsservice providerin July 2012. Itcurrently has a60MB EDIconnection withComcast and

Maintain existing3­year contract.Analyzeperformancedaily. Adjust asneeded throughthrottling,restrictionsand/or increasedcapacity.

July 2013 ­ July2016

1,2,3

TechnologyCoordinator

Real­time useandperformanceindicators. Dailyreports showingtotal and detailedbandwidthusage.

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has the ability toscale upsignificantly asneeded.

The district alsomaintains a T1connection withVerizon voiceservices for itsIP telephones.NumerousPOTS telephonelines are alsomaintained inthe district foralarms and FAXservices.

Maintainexisting servicesand equipmentto providetelephones, faxand alarms.

July 2013 ­ July2016

1,3

TechnologyCoordinator andDirector ofMaintenance

Userexperience.Monitoring andperformancereports providedby vendors.(SPS andVerizon)

Information Technology:

ExistingTechnologies

ImplementationStrategy

Timeline/Goals Person/sResponsible

Evidence/Assessment

The district haskept anup­to­dateinventory ofhardware. Nocomputer in thedistrict is over 5years old.

Rotationschedulerenewingapproximatelyone­sixth ofassets per year.

July 2013 ­July 2016

1,2,3

TechnologyCoordinator,superintendent,BOE

Budgeting andreplacement ofoutdatedcomputers.

Backbone andedge switchingequipment isalso current .

Maintenance onexistingequipment.

July 2013 ­July 2016

1,2,3

TechnologyCoordinator

Performance,utilizationreports, andhealth checks.

Virtual serversare deployed forPurchase Ordergeneration andforms.

Maintenance onexistingequipment.

July 2013 ­July 2016

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TechnologyCoordinator

Performance,utilizationreports, andhealth checks.

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AS400 systemis in place forpayroll andaccountspayable.

Maintenance onexisting andpossiblereplacement ofequipment.

July 2014

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TechnologyCoordinator,BusinessAdministrator

Health checksand solicit bidsfor replacementof equipment.

Cisco routersand networkappliancedevices aresituated at theedge of our corenetwork.

Maintenance onexistingequipment.Replace internetfiltering device.

July 2016

1,2,3

TechnologyCoordinator

Performancereporting andupgrade ofinternet filterdevice withexisting vendor.

Educational Technology (Including Assistive Technologies):

ExistingTechnologies

ImplementationStrategy

Timeline/Goals Person/sResponsible

Evidence/Assessment

A wirelesssystem wasadded to ournetwork in thesummer of2012.

Upgrade forincreased userdemand.

July 2014 TechnologyCoordinator

Userexperience,performancereporting, andmonitoring.

Smartboardswere added toall grade 1­6classrooms inthe summer of2012.

Remove andreplace aging3M whiteboardsin allPre­Kindergarten andKindergartenclassrooms

July 2016 TechnologyCoordinator

Maintenance onexistingequipment andreplacementequipment,maintain existingvendors.

nhanover.comweb site and itsassistive

Continue totrain staff andusers on its

July 2013 ­July2016

Superintendentand TechnologyCoordinator

Renew hostingcontract andpurchase

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capabilities benefits andpotential

additionaltraining

Student Technology Readiness for Online Testing in 2014:

ExistingTechnologies

ImplementationStrategy

Timeline Person/sResponsible

Evidence/Assessment

Computer labswith 20­24machines eachwill be used.

Maintain andupdate perrotationschedule.

July 2015 TechnologyCoordinator

Budgeting,purchase,replace,installation.

Small groupinstruction areaswith 3­4 PC’seach.

Maintain existingequipment.

July 2013­July 2016

TechnologyCoordinator

Performanceupdates.

Classroomcomputers.Normally threeeach.

Maintain existingequipment.

July 2013­July 2016

TechnologyCoordinator

Performanceupdates.

Tablet andnotebookdevices

Maintain anddeploynew/additional

July 2013­July 2016

TechnologyCoordinator

Budgeting,purchase,deploy, and

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distributedthroughout thedistrict

equipment. manage.

Wired andwirelessnetworkingcapacity.

Monitor andexpand capacityas necessary.

July 2014 TechnologyCoordinator

Performancereports, budget,purchase,deploy, andmanage.

Devicecompatibility,currency, andfiltering.

Monitor, updateas needed andrequired.

July 2013­July 2016

TechnologyCoordinator andassistant

User experienceandperformanceanalysis.

Professional Development

Professional Development is an integral part of the overall plan to ensure that the technological needs of the staff are met. With the rapid changes in technology, it is important that our staff remains current. These needs are met through designated, district­wide professional development days (small and large group settings), mini­workshops presented after school by the District Technology Facilitator, turn­key presentations by staff members who attend workshops outside of the district, webinars and tutorials, as well as sessions conducted by outside presenters. Mini­workshops include such topics as Microsoft Office Suite, SMARTboards, SMART Exchange, and SMART Notebook, iPad Usage, Web Pages, Writing Prompts and Poetry Forms, Internet Treasure Hunts and Webquests, Virtual Field Trips, Digital Storytelling, Interactive Websites & Games, Digital Production Tools such as Glogster, Tagxedo, and Wordle; as well as numerous other curricular related topics. In addition, the District Technology Facilitator and technology teachers provide in­class support to the staff. Staff needs and workshop offerings are determined through an annual Technology Survey, classroom observations, self evaluations, teacher and administrative requests, as well as summative evaluations of offered technology programs/workshops.

Future plans for professional development in the the area of technology will focus on increasing staff competency in the use of technological skills and in­depth infusion of technology across the curricula. The technology coordinator and his assistant attend numerous workshops and conferences throughout the year to maintain currentness. They also regularly participate in

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online training sessions concerning existing and future technologies. Research and piloting experimental programs in technology is also part of their job descriptions.

The staff is trained in assistive technologies as needed for identified students. Examples include iPad Speech­to­Text, sound amplification devices, and vision enhancement software. The district is committed to the continuation of technology training for our staff as we work with our students to become 21st century learners and our staff to become 21st century educators.

Professional Development Table

Professional development detail is needed for the first school year of the educationaltechnology plan.

Educators’ Proficiency/Identified Need

Ongoing, sustained,high­quality professionaldevelopment planned

Support

Use of iPads and apps inclassroom, for general andspecial needs populations

District TechnologyFacilitator & peer trainingprograms provided during theday or after school. OnlineWebinars and tutorials, asavailable, i.e. Applehttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/easy­ipad­video­how­to­training/id372377156

During PLCs to reflect,review, and develop nextstepsPD after school or during thedayCo­teaching done among grade level teachersDistrict TechnologyFacilitator in­class support

Chrome Book and GoogleApps in Education

District TechnologyFacilitator & peer training

During PLCs to reflect,review, and develop next

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programs provided during theday or after school;Online Webinars andtutorials, as available, i.e.http://blog.chromeup.com/2012/10/the­15­new­chrome­os­video­tutorials.html

stepsPD after school or during thedayCo­teaching done amonggrade level teachersDistrict TechnologyFacilitator in­class support

Use of online resources fordigital publishing andresearch

Staff workshops designedand presented by DistrictTechnology Facilitator;Online tutorials and webinars

During PLCs to reflect,review, and develop nextstepsPD after school or during thedayCo­teaching done among grade level teachersDistrict TechnologyFacilitator in­class support

Evaluation PlanEducational Technology PlanEvaluation Narrative

Describe the process toregularly evaluate how...

a. Telecommunication services, hardware,software and other services are improvingeducation.

Services are vital to day­to­day operationsand obvious when absent. Circuit status,bandwidth availability and usage is monitored24/7 by us and our ISP (Comcast).Performance reports are available on weekly,monthly, and yearly basis. Internal andexternal routers and switches are covered byongoing maintenance agreements andregularly updated.

c. The LEA is meeting the identified goals inthe educational technology plan.

The District Technology Committee,Facilitator, Coordinator, Director ofCurriculum and Superintendent share in theresponsibility to achieve this plan’s goals.

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They meet regularly to discuss progress,share feedback, and adjust plans asnecessary. Tools at their disposal includetest and performance results, userexperience, and the general health of theorganization. Audits, state assessments,and board of education involvement isimperative.

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Describe the evaluation process that enables the progress and effectiveness of goalsto be monitored.

Tools that will be used include but are not limited to user feedback, online surveys such as Survey Monkey, Google Forms and the school web site provider Schoolwires, which has the capability to do local surveys and forms. Performance and disciplinary reports are also available and will be monitored. User reports and activity will be monitored through Google Analytics, Barracuda, and network performance tools. The reports are forwarded to the superintendent as necessary. Scheduled surveys and evaluations will occur yearly. The district will determine if its goals are being met through periodic Technology Committee meetings and performance indicators. User, staff, administrative, and community feedback will provide indicators as to how effective our goals are being accomplished.

Describe the process to make mid­course corrections in response to new developmentsand opportunities as they arise.

Student need and achievement will drive all mid­course corrections. Common concerns will be forwarded to the Technology Committee which will address and take action as necessary, making appropriate adjustments to this plan. Actions beyond the committee’s scope of authority will be elevated to the superintendent and possibly the Board of Education for resolution.

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Funding Plan

Three­Year Educational Technology Plan Anticipated FundingTable

(2013­2014)

ITEM DESCRIPTIONOF ITEM TO BEPURCHASED

FEDERALFUNDING

STATEFUNDING

LOCALFUNDING

MISC. (e.g.Donations,Grants)

Digitalcurricula(see NIMAS)

Vision,text­to­speech,SMS softwareand devices

X

Print medianeeded toachieve goals

PD andinstructionalmanuals

X

TechnologyEquipment

Computers,iPads, Chromebooks,Smartboards

X X

Network Core and edgeswitches

X X

Capacity Comcast EDI X X

Filtering Barracudain­line appliance

X

Software Microsoft,Google, Appleand Anti­Virus

X

Maintenance Switches,Routers,

X X

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Phones,Filtering,Wireless

Upgrades Computers,iPads, Chromebooks,Wireless

X X

Policy andPlans

Strauss Esmay X

Otherservices

TechnicalServices andconsultation

X X

FurtherExplanation

The majority ofour costs willbe for newequipment,rotation andmaintenance.In general asixth of ourtechnology isaddressedyearly. SeefollowingFundingTimeline foryears2013­2016.

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Projected costs timeline:

Supporting Resources

July 2013ToJune 2014

July 2014ToJune 2015

July 2015ToJune 2016

Technical Resources ­ includingnetwork maintenance, websitemaintenance, maintenance andsupport contracts, upgrading ofnetwork infrastructure, technicianservices, licensing fees, and repairs.Also required are equipmentpurchases, including, but not limited to,computers, servers, switches, Ciscoequipment, PDAs, peripherals, printer,iPads, Chromebooks, Smartboards andtechnical supplies.

$100000 $100000 $125000

Connectivity Services ­ includingbut not limited to monthly fees for ISP,and phone service. $39600 $46000 $46000

Management Services andMaterials ­ including curriculummapping services, student personnelprogram (Genesis) and IEP generatingprogram (CES). Licensing, upgradesand support fees are included as wellas professional development for users.Network consultation fees, bandwidthfees, yearly fees for virus and emailprotection, web filtering subscriptionfees, and wireless network costs.Software, renewals and agreement

$86500 $ 85500 $89500

Funding Total Allocation$226100 $231500 $260500

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