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State of Technology

State of Technology. Sultan School District 2011. Thank You. Thank you to the Board of Directors and the Superintendent for always supporting the need for Technology in the district. Projectors in EVERY CLASSROOM!

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State of Technology

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  1. State of Technology Sultan School District 2011

  2. Thank You Thank you to the Board of Directors and the Superintendent for always supporting the need for Technology in the district. • Projectors in EVERY CLASSROOM! • At least 1 piece of smart technology in every classroom, either a Interactive White Board, Interactive Tablet, or Document Camera. • Only LCD Monitors throughout the district. • Capital Projects like the Sound Systems at SHS, SMS, and the Technology wood shop conversion.

  3. Quick Overview • 36 servers • 2 servers in each building for file and print sharing for staff and students • 5 servers dedicated to PowerSchool • Email, WWW, Bolero, Helpdesk, and the list goes on…. • Over 600 other devices • 183 Printers and Copiers • 76 Security Camera’s • Thermostats, Projectors, and other devices • 900 Student and staff computers in the district • 10 dedicated computer labs making up over 300 computers • 1 mobile lab (soon to be 2) with 30 • Over 70 student computers in 4 libraries • Several classrooms with more then 8 computers

  4. Technology Team • Secretarial Support • Technology Committee. Includes building Reps and all 3 ‘tech guys’ • Librarians help when they can at SES and GES, usually first line of defense • High School students working as Tech Assistants • High School Technology Club 2 FTE and Benny. Benny has been a temporary worker at 24 hours per week. Benny works till 7pm to give uninterrupted time to work in the buildings.

  5. Technology Inventory How do we compare with other districts using information from the statewide technology inventory numbers Number of student computers

  6. How do we Compare? • Student to computer ratio for a district our size • Projector in EVERY CLASSROOM • Average is 48 per district • Some type of Smart Technology in every classroom • Doc Cams 43 per district, Interactive White Boards 11 on average • Technology Staff Development • Technology staffing Levels • 4.36 Includes use of part timers in separate buildings

  7. How do our Teachers Compare? Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 State Sultan 60% 24% 16% 82% 09% 09% • Each year all teachers and administrators take a anonymous state mandatory Technology Self Assessment. • Staff are placed in 1 of 3 tiers. • Tier 1 – Focus is on productivity in the classroom and not focused on Technology use • Tier 2 - Instructional presentation and student productivity • Tier 3 - Powerful student-centered 21st Century learning environment

  8. How do our 8th Graders compare? Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 State Sultan 33% 40% 27% 26% 35% 38% • Each year all 8th graders an anonymous state mandatory Technology Self Assessment. • Students are placed in 1 of 3 tiers. • Tier 1 – Personal use and communication • Tier 2 - Access, collect, manage, integrate, and evaluate and information • Tier 3 - Solve problems and create solutions

  9. What does Technology do? • We are responsible for • Software support, PowerSchool, Lunch System, and the list goes on! • Phone system • Intercoms and Bells • Security Camera’s and Video Conferencing Equipment • Stand alone Alarm Systems • Smart Technology • Huge network Infrastructure • Sound Systems • Basically anything ‘TECH’…The list is growing everyday….Document Management, Digital signage, Mobile Computing? • First off…We have a great working relationship with Maintenance. Many projects are jointly done between the 2 departments, like Projectors and sound systems in HS and MS commons, Projectors in the classrooms, the photo finish track camera, new computer labs

  10. My Philosophy as Tech Director • Don’t throw money at a problem • True Recycling means to ReUse not meltdown • Its not always “what are the other districts doing” • There are areas that need priority • Servers, Phones, Infrastructure, and backup systems • We work from the classroom out • Never approach a request for help or technology with a NO attitude! • This is where our in house talent shines • Our relationship with Maintenance helps tremendously here

  11. Cool stuff were doing now • Wireless in all buildings “proof of concept” for next to nothing in cost • Student Access to the network from personal devices and soon from home as well. • Connectivity between buildings is wireless including Gold Bar, this saves us Telco costs every month. • Dedicated Technology Building coming this year • Wireless in all buildings “proof of concept” for next to nothing in cost • Actively working with Microsoft on new Technologies • Preparing for the MSP’s

  12. Cool stuff we want to do • Get serious about Staff Development • Look at SharePoint to give staff and students a ‘one stop shop’ for information • Unified passwords for Security of systems (network, email, PowerSchool, copiers, etc) • Some type of Virtualization, this is a subject that needs some serious review before a decision is made. • Staff access to district resources, including training from home

  13. Help Desk Requests • On the rise… • Why? • Older Hardware • More Software • More need for the Internet • Staff not progressing with skills • New helpdesk system to help manage growing calls for help

  14. Direction of Technology Some big decisions ahead • Virtualization Technology is what all the cool tech guys are doing these days • Should we? • What type of Virtualization are there? • Desktop • Server • Application • All, Some, or None • Training for techs • Unified passwords for Security of systems (network, email, PowerSchool, copiers) • Unified Security of systems (network, email, PowerSchool, copiers)

  15. Technology Budget • Currently about 56k • Need 95k To support the proposed budget • SEE HANDOUT • Sets up a equipment cycle for all mission critical Servers and Backbone hardware. • All SERVERS, District and Building • Firewall, Internet Filter, Spam Filter, Packet Shaper • Wireless Infrastructure, Point to Point Wireless • Layer 2 infrastructure in the buildings • Layer 3 infrastructure between buildings • Telco hardware support • Battery replacement schedule

  16. Technology Needs • More hours for Benny • Increased Budget to support my proposed Equipment replacement schedule. • Capital Project funds to bring Key Learning Computers Current with Microsoft Office. • All Computer labs • All Teacher Computers • All Administration Computers • All Library computers 35k

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