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TheFairfieldPublicSchoolsTechnologyPlan2015-2018

F a i r f i e l d P u b l i c S c h o o l s

MembersoftheTechnologySteeringCommittee

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Member Title Constituency Represented

Karen Parks Deputy Superintendent District

Meg Boice Director of Secondary Education Secondary Schools

Chris Brand Application Integration Specialist Technology

Nancy Byrnes IT Manager Technology

Kristen Bruno Principal Early Childhood

Carson Greene Student students

Christopher LeClerc Student Students

Katrina Cronin AT Specialist Special Education

Nicki Callahan Library Media Specialist Elementary Library Media

Greg Hatzis Headmaster High Schools

Ken Lee Parent Parents

Karin King HS Tech Integration Specialist High Schools

Gregg Pugliese Curriculum Leader- Social Studies Grades 6-12 Social Studies

Jason Purzycki Dean Secondary Special Education and high school program; Distance Learning

Michael Rafferty Interim Director Elementary Education

Elementary Schools

Paul Rasmussen Curriculum Leader- Mathematics Grades 6-12 Mathematics

Sage Natera Student Students

Analisa Sherman Teacher Elementary Teachers

Marco Taddei Webmaster Web Presence

Michelle Taddei Teacher Middle Schools

Meg Tiley Principal Middle Schools

Tony Vuolo Principal Elementary Schools

Walter Wakeman Curriculum Leader K-5 Elementary science and math

Carolyn Waters Library Media Specialist Secondary Library Media

Paul Zhitomi Teacher Business Education- High School


BackgroundTheFairfieldSchoolDistrictInformationTechnologyDepartmentinconsultationwiththeDistrictTechnologySteeringCommitteehascreatedaplantoinsurecapacity,easeofaccessandsecurityofthecomputingnetworkandenvironmentforthenextthreeyears,inalignmentwiththestatetechnologyplan.Thisdocumentwilldescribetheplan,itsbenefitsandstrategies,andrequiredresourcestomeetthoseplannedobjectives.

TheCommitteesworkputforwardthefollowingbroadobjectivesforthenextthreeyears:

• MoveallinstructionalresourcestobeaccessibleviatheInternetinsupportof24/7/365learning

• Updatethenumberofdevicesavailabletostudentsatalllevels;andequitableaccesstothoseresources

• Improvethequalityandquantityofstorageavailabletoretainstudentworkinasecureenvironment

• InsureallresourcesusedmeettheprotectionandprivacystandardsofCOPPA,CIPAandFERPA

• Continuallyevaluateandupdatewirelessaccesswithintheschoolstomeetdemandofstudents,facultyandstaff

• Continuetomovetoelectronicdocumentcreation,usageandstoragetopreserveresources

CurrentStateoftheNetworkTheschoolnetworkwasdesignedoriginallyasadistributedenvironment;witheachschoolitsownminicomputernetwork.Thiswasreasonableatthetime,asconnectionsbetweenschoolswerenotalwaysreliable,andminimalresourcesrequiredaccesstotheInternetortocentraloffice.Studentsandfacultyfilesandresourceswerelocatedonschoolbasedserverstoinsureaccessduringtheschoolday.Theoriginalnetworkwasbuiltonasmallbusinessmodel.

Astimehaspassed,anewwideareanetworkwasinstalledin2005,increasingcapacityandreliabilitytocentralizedresources.Theuseoftoolssuchasemailhasexploded,andhasbecomeaprimarycommunicationvehicleforthedistrict.

ThestateofConnecticutprovidedInternetaccesstoallschools,whichFairfielduses;whichisreliableandhasadequatecapacity.Manymoreinstructionalandproductivityresourceswereautomated,andareaccessibleviatheInternetorfromthecentraloffice,ratherthanlocallyonschoolserversanddesktopcomputers.

Asthesetrendscontinue,andmorebusinessandeducationalfunctionsarehandledthroughelectronicmeans(e.g.formworkflowsforapprovals;assessments;curriculumcontent)thenecessityofastableandappropriatelysizedcomputernetworkandsystemsarchitecturehasbecomeimperative.Thatsaid,resourcesarelimitedandthedepartmentplanistocontinuewithchangestomaximizeaccesstofiles


andapplicationswhileminimizingthecostofequipment,softwareandsupportstaffrequired.Thedistrictnetworkhasgrowntoanenterprisemid-rangenetworkfromitsoriginalsmallbusinessorigins.

StorageCapacityandServerConsolidationOverthepastthreeyears,thedepartmenthasinstitutedtheuseofvirtualservers.Thisallowsthedistricttouseoneintegratedbladesystem,whichincludesserverfunctionalityandstorageformultipleenvironments.Forexample,the11elementaryschoolservershavebeenconsolidatedontoonepieceofhardware.Thatsamehardwaresupportsmanyotherapplications.

Wehaveplacedbladeserversateachhighschoolaswellascentraloffice.Initially,thisplanallowedforthecreationofreplacement“student”and“faculty”serversinavirtualenvironment,ratherthanhavetheneedfortwoseparatephysicalserversateachsite.

Eachofthesethreebladeserversprovideforgrowthasadditionalstoragecapacitycanbeaddedtothem.Thestoragecanalsobetiered,meaninglowercosttypesofstoragecanbemixedwithhighercoststorageinthesame‘array’.Theserversuseasoftwareproductthatenablestheservertoplacedatathatisnotretrievedbyusersfrequentlytodrivestoragethatperformsataslowerratethanstoragethatsupportshighdemanddata.Thisisimportantasitkeepscostsdownandbecauseit’sintegrated,requireslessengineeringresourcestoimplement.Thefirstwaveof“smartstorage”isrequestedinthe2015-16budgetproposal.

Theengineeralsomanagesthevolumeofdatabyutilizingtoolssuchasde-duplication.Deduplicationisaprocesswhereintheoperatingsystemoftheserverhasthecapacitytocomparedatafilesheldbyonepersonormultiplepersonsonthesameserver.Itmaintainsthelinkforeachpersontogettothefilesasexpected,butratherthanstoringmultiplecopiesofanexactcopy,itkeepsonlyone.Thisistransparenttotheuser.

De-duplicationnotonlysavesspaceontheserverstorage,butalsosavesbackupdiskspaceandoverheadascriticalproductionserversarebackedupdailytoathirdpartysitefordisasterrecoveryandbusinesscontinuitypurposes.

TriSANDesignThecreationoftheStorageAreaNetworktrianglebetweenthecentraloffice,FWHSandFLHSispartoftheserverconsolidationprocessdescribedabove.Thewideareanetworkwhichconnectsallschoolsusesthesethreesitesasthecore.AllK-8schoolsfunneltooneofthesethree,themajorityatoneofthetwohighschools.ThereisalsoadirectWANconnectionbetweenthehighschoolstoinsureconnectivityshouldcentralofficebeoffline.

TheTriSANdesignistomovecriticalresourcesbetweenthethreesites,sothereisnotonepointoffailure.CurrentlythePdriveandtheUdrivearenolongeronthecentralofficeservers,butlocatedatthehighschools.


Aspartofthisprocesswewillalsoconsolidatevirtualserversbylevel.Thismeansinsteadofhavingandmanaging11virtualelementaryservers,wewouldhavethree-oneateachofthethreecoresites.Thisreducesoverhead(servermanagement,power),whileprovidingredundancyshouldonesitehaveapowerorsystemfailure.

ImplementationofVLANs(FY2015-16)Thedistrictwillbeginimplementationofvirtuallocalareanetworkswhichwillpeeloffbandwidthandassignittodiscreetfunctions-suchaswirelessdevices;voicesystemsandthelike.Essentially,thispracticecreatesseparatebroadcastnetworks,simplifyingIT’sabilitytosegregatetrafficonthenetworkbydevicetypeorpurpose,andthereforeapplyingdifferentqualityofserviceasdesired:Voicetraffic,forexamplewouldgetahigherprioritythanguestWi-Fidevices.VLANsprovideflexibilityandadaptabilityasnetworkrequirementschange.

WirelessNetworkingIn2009thedistrictinstalledwirelessnetworkingatthetwohighschoolsandcentraloffice.TheK-8schoolsiteswereaddedin2012-2013.DuetothedemandforaccesstowirelessaccesstotheInternet,drivenbypersonallyownedsmartphonesaswellaswirelessdistrictownedlaptopsandtabletsthedistrictincreasedthedensityofthewirelessnetworkin2014atFLHSandplanstodothesameatFWHSin2015.Therearealsoplanstoexpandwirelessaccesstotheathleticfieldsatthehighschools.

UseofCloudServicesorSAASThedepartmenthasrecommended,andultimatelymovedincoordinationwithotherdistrictdepartmentsseveralkeyapplicationstoSAASorsoftwareasaservice.Thismovestheneedtohostorprovidetheseapplicationsondistricthardwaretoprivate,securecloudspace.Applicationsmovedfromtraditionalinhouseserverstovendorhostedare:TylerMunisFinancialandHumanResourcessystem;FollettDestinyLibraryCirculation,TextbookandAssetManagerandEducationLogistics’Edulogwhichhandlesbustransportationroutingandplanning.

Asaresultofthesemovesthedistricthassavedsupportresourceswhichcanfocusonotherprojects;operatingexpensesinutilitycostsandbackupsystemsandcapitalcosts(forreplacementservers).

UseofGoogleandMS365ThedistrictimplementedtheuseofGoogleandMS365cloudaccountsforstudentsandfacultybeginningin2012.Thedomainsofthesecloudsystemsarefairfieldschools.netforGoogleandffldschools.orgforMS365.Eachstudentandfacultymemberhasanaccount,althoughmanymaybeinactive.Astheyareintroducedandinstructionalpracticeischangedtoincorporatethem.Theyareonemoretoolinateacher’stoolbox.

ThedomainsarecurrentlysecuredandsettolimitstudentstocorrespondenceonlywithothersintheFairfielddistrict.ThishelpstoinsurecompliancewithCOPPAandCIPA.Theremaybecompellingreasontoexpandandcreateaseparateclouddomainspaceforhighschoolstudentswithoutthislimitation.


UpgradeVPNandFirewall(Summer2015)ThecurrentCiscoFirewalldoesnotsupportwebbasedvirtualprivatenetworking,andrequiresaclientinstalltofunction.WehaveattemptedtouseanotherBarracudadeviceforwebfilteringandVPNaccessforstudents,butthenavigationprovedoverlydifficultformostusers.Asthesetwodevicesareendoflife,wehaveproposedanupgradetoanewCiscofirewallwithFirepowerservices.Thisisanextgenerationfirewallwhichisthreatfocusedandincludesprotectionagainsttargetedandmalwareattacks.Schooldistrictsareincreasinglyseeingattacksfromexternalsources.Introducingwebaccessibleapplicationswhereusersareoperatingonnon-districtequipmentincreasestheabilityofmaliciousattack.Theimprovedfirewallsystemwillhelptomitigatethesethreats.

SingleSignOn(SSO)Tofacilitatestudentandfacultynavigationandaccesstoonlineresourceswhetherinternallyorexternallyhostedthedistrictispursuingacquisitionofasinglesignonproduct.Whatthisdoesiscreateaportalscreenwherestudentswouldbepresentedwithallthesoftwareapplicationsthedistrictoffersthroughawebpage.Oncethelogininformationiscompletedforeachapplicationonce,thestudentwouldbeabletoclickandgo.Italsoprovidesbetternavigationtocloudandinternalstoragetotheuserandfacilitatessavingandretrievingfilesonpersonallyownedanddistrictdevices.

WebsiteThedistrictwebmasterhascompletedthere-launchofourwebsiteinJanuary2015.Thenewdesignwillsimplifynavigationforusers,providedepartmentswithsimplifiedresourcesforposting,makethesitesmartphoneandtabletready,andimprovethelayoutforbetterwebdesignandmanagement.

AspartofthisprocesswemovedthehostofthewebsitefromourlocalvendortoRackspace®,an

industryrecognizedbusinesscloudservice.Thisprovidesuswithscalabilityandimprovedsupportasaccesstoourwebresourcesbecomesincreasinglycrucialtothebusinessofthedistrict.

Workwillcontinuewithschoolanddepartmentuserstofacilitatetheiruseofthewebsiteforschoolandclassroompostings.

DisasterRecoveryandBusinessContinuity

Thedepartmenthasimplementedbackupsystemsasfollows:

Email

Theemailsystemcanbe“failedover”toaduplicateMicrosoftExchangeemailsystematNetworkSynergy’sofficesinTrumbull.ThissystemwastestedonDecember3,2014.Duetothecomplexityofredirectingemail,itrequiresanapprovaltoimplement,andanapprovaltodisengageoncetheproductionenvironmentisre-established.

In2015,thedepartmentwillbeimplementinganewemailvaultsystemthatwillputemailintothecloudforretrievalforlegalandregulatorypurposes.


FinancialandHumanResourceSystems

Aspreviouslynoted,thedistrictmovedtoSoftwareasaServiceandtheTylerMunisfinancialandhumanresourcedatabaseapplicationisnowhostedbyTylerfromMaine.TylerhasseveralremotesitesthatbackupandactasredundantsitesshouldtheyhaveanelongatedfailureinMaine.ThesystemcanbereachedviatheInternetonmobiledevicesthataresetupwiththeappropriateTylerVPNclient.Wehavetwolaptopssetupinthismanner.Additionallywehavesubscribedtotwomobilehotspotstoprovideacellularbasedalternativetothedistrict’stypicalInternetaccessshouldcentralofficenotbeavailableoraccessible.Tyler’sDRprocessfortheprintofchecks,shouldourprintingenvironmentbeunavailable,istoprinttheminMaineanddeliverthemtoourdesignatedlocationbydriverorbyFedEx.

Student,StaffandFacultyfiles

Allstudent,staffandfacultyfilesarebackedupincrementallyduringeachbusinessday.Thesebackupsareretainedattheendofeachfiscal/schoolyearinlateJune.Atthatpoint,theaccumulatedfilesarearchivedtoayear-endmasterfileandanewsnapshotistaken.ThenewsnapshotisthenthefoundationfortheNewYear’sbackup,withincrementalsaddedperiodicallyeachbusinessday.

Thisprocessusesdisktodiskstorage.ThebackupsarelocatedatourthirdpartyvendorsiteinTrumbull,andarealsosavedtoanoutofstatebackupsite.Itisimportanttonotethatrestoringafilefrombackuprequiresknowledgeofwhichserverthefilewasoriginallysavedto,andthefilename.Additionally,olderfilesmaynotopencorrectlyasoperatingsystems,Officesuitetypeschangeovertime,causingolderfilecorruptionanddataloss.

ThemigrationtoGoogleDocsandMS365providesforadditionallocationforstudentwork.Eachoftheseprovidersbacksupandstoresfilesinmultiplelocationstoinsureaccess.

DataAnalysisandReportingThedistrictacquiredlicensesforTableau,whichisadataanalysis/dataminingsoftwarewiththeimplementationofInfiniteCampusin2013.Thesetwoproductshavefacilitatedthedistrict’sabilitytopulldataelementsfromdisparatesourcesforanalysis.AserveracquiredwithhighI/Ocapacity(canhandle“crunching”largeamountsofdata)in2015willhelptosupporttheDistrictImprovementPlan.

AnewlyformedDistrictAssessmentCommitteeisdevelopingquestionsforfutureanalysistoaidcurriculumleadersandschoolsmeettheirgoalsandobjectives.

InfiniteCampusTheimplementationofInfiniteCampusin2013hasprovidedmoreopencommunicationbetweenstudents,parents,facultyandstaff.Theproductcontinuestoevolveandisplannedtolaunchadditionalcurriculumandlessonplanintegrationandmanagementtoolsintotheinstructionalmoduleoftheproductinthesummerof2015.Thefiveyearplanofthesoftwarepublisheristointegratethesystemwithalearningmanagementsystem.

TheprogramcurrentlysupportsthefollowingKeyfunctionsandothers:


• Onlinegradebook/assignmentsandcollaboration• Webportalaccessforparentsandstudentswhichtracksattendance,grades,disciplineand

assignments• Onlineregistrationfornewstudents• Severalscheduling“systems”toassistinmaximizinguseofbuildingandteachingresourcesin

supportofstudentrequests• Onlinedocumentretention• Electronicaccesstoreportcardsandtranscriptdata• Adhocreporting


InstructionalTechnologyGoalsandActionPlan

Goal 1: Engaging and Empowering Learning Experiences

Goal 2: Assessment

Goal 3: Connected Teaching and Learning

Goal 4: Infrastructure for Teaching and Learning

Goal 5: Productivity and Efficiency


Learning Experiences

National Tech Plan State Tech Plan

1.0 Learning: Engage and Empower All learners will have engaging and empowering learning experiences both in and out of school that prepare them to be active, creative, knowledgeable, and ethical participants in our globally networked society.

Goal 1: Engaging and Empowering Learning Experiences All learners will have engaging and empowering learning experiences both inside and outside of school that prepare them to be active, creative, knowledgeable, and ethical participants in our globally networked society.

What will your district do over the life of this local Tech Plan to ensure that learning experiences are empowering, engaging, and supported by digital tools?

Action Plan for Goal Area 1

What Steps Will You Take?

Who Will Be Responsible?

When? (Be specific, e.g., By 10/1/15)

How will you measure?

Revisit Technology Distribution plan Provide Professional Development on Utilizing Technology across all curricular areas as part of curriculum revision and roll out.

Building Administrators; Technology Committee Curriculum Leaders, Technology Integration Specialists, Directors of Education, Deputy Superintendent

June 2015 As per curriculum review calendar

Kaseya and Destiny Inventory reports Protraxx, Teacher feedback, climate survey


Audit digital resources for application to curriculum Create, adopt and implement BYOD Plan and associated usage policies and instructional practice at all levels; including central office. Monitor equitable and fair access to technology resources for all students and staff; adjust as necessary Encourage and support teacher innovation such as paperless classroom, flipped classroom, and Skype. Provide a network and Internet capable of meeting the capacity requirements to support multiple devices used by faculty and students

Curriculum Leaders, Technology Integration Specialists, Technology Committee, Teachers Technology Committee, Building Administration, Manager of IT

Principals

Curriculum Office, Deputy Superintendent & IT Manager IT Manager; Superintendent

Annually in June; confirmed in October for prep of budget Phased plan over 3 years. Scope for following year to be determined in October for following year adoption in budget Ongoing

Ongoing

Ongoing

Inventory of Software, teacher feedback Kaseya tickets Feedback from teachers and administrators via tickets Kaseya tickets; feedback from teachers and administrators

Kaseya Tickets, use of facilities, use of hardware and software


Provide students with skills that empower them to use 21st Century Skills

Researchandimplementa1:1mobilecomputingdeviceprogramwhereappropriate

Increase staff and student ability to access resources and documents when not in school.

Provide teachers with ability to utilize adaptive testing software

Providestudentswithmoremultimediaopportunitiestodemonstratecontentmastery.

Developanapprovalpolicyforuseofonlineresourcesthatallowtimelyaccesstothoseeducationalresources.

Teachers;CurriculumLeaders CurriculumOffice ITManager CurriculumLeaders ITandteachercommitteeDirectorsofElementaryandSecondaryEducation

Curriculumleaders,curriculumdocuments Teachersandstudentshaveaccesstocloudbasedstorageandretrieval. Teachersabletoutilizenewapplicationswhenneededasbudgetsandresourcesallow


Goal2:Assessment

NationalTechPlan StateTechPlan

2.0Assessment:MeasureWhatMatters

Oureducationsystematalllevelswillleveragethepoweroftechnologytomeasurewhatmattersanduseassessmentdataforcontinuousimprovement.

Goal2:Assessment

Oureducationsystematalllevelswillleveragethepoweroftechnologytomeasurewhatmattersanduseassessmentdataforcontinuousimprovement.

WhatwillyourdistrictdooverthelifeofthislocalTechPlantoensurethattechnologyisusedforassessment?


WhatStepsWillYouTake?

WhoWillBeResponsible?

When?(Bespecific,e.g.,By10/1/15)

Howwillyoumeasure?

Measurestudenttechskillsk-12

Analyzestudentperformancethroughdataanalysistools

UseICdatatoolssuchasdataviztoassist

Teachers,curriculumleaders,lms,leveldirectors

Districtassessmentcommittee;DistrictImprovementPlanCommittee

CurriculumLeaders,

RequiredAnnuallytobeassessedin8thgradeEOY

AsperDistrictImprovementPlan

AsperDistrict

TBD

Asdefinedindistrictimprovementplan


teachersintrackingstudentperformance

UsedistrictassessmentssuchasiReady,STARReading,DRAandSBACtomeasurestudentsuccess

LevelDirectors


ImprovementPlan

AsperDistrictImprovementPlan




Goal3:ConnectedTeachingandLearning

NationalTechPlan

StateTechPlan

3.0Teaching:PrepareandConnect

Professionaleducatorswillbesupportedindividuallyandinteamsbytechnologythatconnectsthemtodata,content,resources,expertise,andlearningexperiencesthatenableandinspiremoreeffectiveteachingforalllearners.

Goal3:ConnectedTeachingandLearning

Professionaleducatorswillbesupportedindividuallyandinteamsbytechnologythatconnectsthemtodata,content,resources,expertise,andlearningexperiencesthatcanempowerandinspirethemtoprovidemoreeffectiveteachingforalllearners.

WhatwillyourdistrictdooverthelifeofthislocalTechPlantoensurethateducatorsarepreparedtoteach21stCenturylearnersandareconnectedtotechnologyresourcesthatsupportteachingandlearning?





Howwillyoumeasure?

Useadatamanagementsystemwithassociateddatavisualizationfunctionstohelpimplementdatateamsatvariouslevelsinallschools(e.g.,school,grade,&


Datavisualizationfunctionsinplacefortheuseindatateams;datateamagendasandminuteswithdocumentedgraphs,


department).

CreateanInstructionalLeaderforTechnologyDistrictacrossalllevels(ES,MS,&HS)

Supportallstaffinimprovingtheuseofthestudentmanagementsystemacrossthedistrict.

PDwillreflectchangestotheintegrationoftechnologyintocurriculaandinstructionalstrategies.

DeputySuperintendent,DirectorofElementaryEducationandDirectorofSecondaryEducation

Principals;ICCoaches

DirectorsofElementaryandSecondaryEducation;CurriculumLeaders

July1,2017

charts,andillustrations.

Positioninfinalapprovedbudget.

Positionsinapprovedbudget

Curriculumcommitteeagenda&minutes;SIPanddatateam


Increasetheuseofthedistrictonlineresourcestosupportprofessionallearning(e.g.,Protraxx,Lynda.com,teacherwebsites).

Increaseopportunitiesforparentsandstudentstoutilizetheparent/studentonlineresourcesandportalstomaximizelearningopportunities.

Increaseopportunitiesforprofessionaleducatorstoleveragetechnologytoincreasecommunicationwiththecommunityatlarge.

Gatherinformationfromteacherstodeterminetheirtechnologyneedsfor

andLiaisons. minutesillustratingneedfortechnologyforinstruction;Protraxxreports;curriculumimplementationguides.

Weblogs,Protraxxreports,classroomobservations.

Weblogs;reportsfromSIS;feedbackfromfaculty,parents,students,andstaff.


professionalgrowthtargetedtospecificICTskills/ISTEstandards.

Weblogs;reportsfromSIS;feedbackfromfaculty,parents,students,andstaff.

Yearlysurveyresultsshowingimprovementinteacherrequest/skills;evidenceofprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesforstafftargetingspecifictechnologyskillsandISTEstandards.


Goal4:InfrastructureforTeachingandLearning

NationalTechPlan StateTechPlan

4.0Infrastructure:AccessandEnable

Allstudentsandeducatorswillhaveaccesstoacomprehensiveinfrastructureforlearningwhenandwheretheyneedit.

Goal4:InfrastructureforTeachingandLearning

Allstudentsandeducatorswillhaveaccesstoacomprehensiveinfrastructureforlearningwhenandwheretheyneedit.

WhatwillyourdistrictdooverthelifeofthislocalTechPlantoensurethatallstudentsandeducatorswillhaveaccesstoacomprehensiveinfrastructureforteachingandlearning?





Howwillyoumeasure?

Managethewirelesssystemk-12toinsurecoverageandaccesstoallusers

Movetowardsprojectionsystems-districtwidethatprovideforwirelessprojectionfrommultipletypesof

ITManager;Helpdeskstaff;NetworkEngineer

ITManager

DensityimprovementScheduledforsummer2015.Ongoing

Asrequiredandasbudgetallows

Kaseyatickets;Wirelessmanagementconsole

Annualcountsofremainingnon-conformingprojectors.Includeinreplacementplan.


devices

Provideastorageplatformthatprovides24/7accessandhasnoonepointoffailure.

Conductaneedsassessmentbylevel,classroom,&departmenttodeterminethedistributedmodelfortechnologyresources.

ITManager

DistrictTechnologySteeringCmte

Asbudgetallows

April2015andOctober2015

AnnualReview

Reviewplanandbudgetasallowabletoattaingoal

MeasureInventoryagainstrevisedplan


2015-2018DistributedModelforTechnologyResources

SchoolInfrastructure:Goals:

AllSchoolsaretohavewirelessnetworksthatcansupportupto3.5devicesperstudent&faculty

AllschoolsshouldhavefiberbackbonebetweenswitchclosetsandtheMDFcapableofhandling1-10GBperuser.

Allschoolshaveaminimum10GBuplinktothewideareanetwork

AllschoolswillhaveanInternetconnectiontotheCENviathewideareanetworkwhichisfilteredandcompliantwithCIPA.Ideallythefilterwouldbeadjustabletobeageappropriatebylevel.

Allteacherswillbeprovidedwithacomputerworkstation(desktop,laptop,tabletbasedonthecurrentofferingsatthetimeofhire.Eachwillbeupgradedapproximatelyevery5years,orasbudgetsallow).

Classrooms:Goals:

Allclassrooms(exceptwherenotfeasibleduetosizeorsafety)willhavethefollowing:

1. Amultimediaprojectionsystemwithaudiothatteacherscanconnecttowirelesslyorthroughaninterfaceneartheteacher’sdesk(s).

2. Allclassroomswouldhavewiredandwirelessmonochromeprintingcapability.3. Allclassroomswouldhaveaccesstomobilecomputingcartsexceptwherededicatedlabsare

theactualclassroom.

ElementaryClassroomsInadditiontotheabove,allK-2elementaryclassroomswillhave:

a. 3tabletsineachroomforstudentuseb. Adocumentcamerac. Aninteractivewhiteboard,orotherinteractivedevice


Inadditiontothestandardclassroomlist,all3-5elementaryclassroomswillhave:

d. AdeviceperstudentthatwillhaveInternetaccesstobeusedforproductivitywork.e. Adocumentcameraf. Aninteractivewhiteboardorotherinteractivedevice

MiddleSchools

Inadditiontothestandardclassroom

a. Telephone (Internal and External Call Capable) b. Teacherworkstationwithinteractivecapabilities(Forinstruction/connectingtomultimedia

projector,andforinputtingintoICcheckingHW,attendance,etc)c. Six(6)internetenableddevicesforstudentuse(enrichment/typing,research,etc)d. UniversalChargingStatione. SubjectSpecificTechnologyClassSets->Microscopes,ScientificCalculators,etc

And,onabuildingwidebasis:

f. classset(setof30)oftabletsw/keyboardsperTEAM/COMMUNITY/CREWg. 1documentcameraperTEAM/COMMUNITY/CREWh. 1classset(setof30)ofinteractiveresponsedevices(clickers)perTEAMi. 1classset(setof30)ofheadphonesperTEAM

ResourceRooms/LearningCenters/ReadingLabs• Insureadequatenumbersofmachines(desktops,laptops,tablets)forenrolledstudents)• Printingcapability• Projection/interactivecapability

LibraryMediaCenter/CommonsTwocirculationdesktopsPlus

a. AclasssetofUSBheadphoneswithmicrophonesb. AClasssetofdesktopcomputerswithatleast19inchflatpanelmonitorsc. Aninteractivewhiteboardordeviceofsimilarcapabilityd. Aprojectionsystemwithaudioe. LapelMicrophones–twosetstobecirculatedforuseinthebuildingf. Scanningcapabilityofbooksandallmaterialsincludingwideformatg. Highcapacityandhighvolume(speedessentially)colorlaserprinterh. Highcapacityandhighvolumemonochromeprinterwithwirelessprintcapabilityi. Astudioorperformanceareawithgreenscreen,tripod,videocameraandsoundrecording

capability


Forcirculationj. Multimediaprojectionsystems(withaudio)oncartsk. Asetof30laptopcomputersl. Asetof30tabletcomputersm. 50eReadersper200studentsn. Cartsand/orchargingstationsforbothdistrictandstudentowneddevices

HighSchoolsHuddlestationsforstudentcollaboration-(largemonitor;computer,furniture)

ChargingstationlockersforstudentsineachHouse,LMCandintheGymareatosupportstudentdevicechargingandsecurity.

WirelessprintingcapabilityineachhouseandtheLMC

MultidisciplinaryComputerLab(Secondaryschools)

a. Multimediaprojectorandinteractivewhiteboardoralternateinteractivedeviceb. ClassroomsetofDesktops(setof30+)c. TeacherWorkstationw/Dockstationd. MonochromeandColorPrintingcapability

MultimediaorSpecialtyComputerLab(Secondaryschools)

Inadditiontothemultidisciplinarylabequipmente. Curricularareaequipmentasnecessary(e.g.musickeyboards;specializedprinters)f. 30unitcomputerlab(Type,Make,Model,Configurationasrequiredbycurriculum)g. Classsetoftablets


ApplicationSupportandFileStorage

Productivityapplications• GoogleforEducation(GAFE)wouldbeofferedgrades3-12• MS365wouldbeofferedPreK-12• ClassLinkwillbeofferedtoallstudentsandfaculty

FileStorage• AllstudentsusingSSOwouldbeabletoselecttheirchoiceoflocationfortheirfiles-whether

MS365,GAFE;ClassLinkordistrictservers.• FacultyworkwillbestoredeitherinGoogle,Ms365ordistrictstorage.• AdministrativeandBusinessworkofthedistrictwillbeheldondistrictstorage.

InstructionalapplicationsandcurriculumcontentWherepossible,alldistrictcurricularmaterialswillbeaccessibleviatheInternet.Thecommitteestronglyrecommendsthatalltextandancillaryresourcesselectedmeetthiscriterion.Thepurposeistoprovideaccess24/7/365daysperyear,keepingtheresourcescurrent.Futureanalysisofthecostofadistrictprovidedorsupplementeddeviceinlieuoftraditionalhardboundtextand/ormaterialsshallbeundertakeneachoftheyearsofthisplantodetermineifa1:1initiativeiscosteffective.

Instructionalappshttps://sites.google.com/a/fairfieldschools.net/school-approved-apps/home

Theabovesitereviewstheappapprovalprocess,subjecttofunding.

Students:Secondarystudentswillberequiredtobringtheirowndevice,orwillbeprovidedadevice.Thedevicemusthaveuptodateantivirussoftware,andInternetaccessibility.

Provideddeviceswillvaryuponstudentneedandavailability.

FacultyandStaffAllfacultywillbeprovidedwithachoiceofalaptop,desktoportabletdevice.Onedevicewillbeissuedperteacher/administrator.

Staffwillbeallocatedadevicebasedondefinedroleandthestandardassignedtothatrole.Currentlythefollowingstaffmemberrolesareassignedcomputers:

1) Alladministrators


2) AllSecretaries3) AllInformationTechnologyStaff4) AllHeadCustodians5) Alldepartmentheads6) Allcertified,fulltimesupportstaff

Staffing

TechnicalSupportAsof2015thedistricthas:

1. 10schoolbasedtechnicians2. 4helpdesktechnicians3. 3dataintegrators/analysts4. 1engineer5. 1manager

ThedepartmentcontinuestorestructurethecurrentFTEtomaximizesupportavailablefortheadditionalequipmentandusesofthenetwork.Itisanticipatedthatanadditionalengineerwillberequiredtoassistinthebroadermanagementoftheimplementationofsecurityequipmentandadoptionofadditionalmobiletechnologies.

InstructionalIntegration

Asof2015,thedistricthasteacherswhosupportotherteacherswiththeintegrationoftechnologyintocurriculumandinstructionatthesecondaryschools.Atonepoint,tenorsoyearsago,thedistricthadtechnologyintegratorsattheelementaryschools.

Theeffectivenessoftheintegratorsinassistingteachersinadoptingtechnologiesnativetostudents,suchasGoogleClassroomandMicrosoftOneNoteClassroomdemonstratestheneedtoinsurethistypeofinstructionalsupportcontinues.Weproposethatasecondtechnologyintegratorbehiredforthehighschools.Atthemiddleschoollevel,weproposeareviewofthecurrentjobrolesoftheresourceteacherstofacilitatemoretimeforthemtoworkdirectlywithteachers.Elementaryschoolsshouldhaverestorationoftwoofthethreepositionseliminatedtoprovidetechnologyintegrationsupportatthatlevel.

ThecommitteealsorecommendsthecreationandadoptionofanInstructionalleaderforTechnologyposition.Thiswasproposedinthe2012-2015planaswell.Thispositionwouldassistintheevaluationofsoftwareandapps;workwiththecurriculumleadersandliaisonstoinsuretechnologywasintegratedintothecurriculum.

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