technology services. technology update winston-salem/forsyth county schools september 2015
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Major Initiatives Wireless Infrastructure and Switching Upgrade PC Refresh and Lifecycle Classroom Instructional TechnologyTRANSCRIPT
Technology Services
Technology UpdateWINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLSSEPTEMBER 2015
District Technology Needs
Major Initiatives
Wireless Infrastructure and Switching Upgrade PC Refresh and Lifecycle Classroom Instructional Technology
Connectivity and Infrastructure
Why do we need it?
Mobile Computing Online Testing Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Increased Reliance on Online Resources
Connectivity and InfrastructureWireless
Current State
Grades 5 – 12 are complete with one access point per classroom (funded with RttT and local funding sources)
Grades PreK – 4 are covered with one access point for every four classrooms (funded with RttT)
Connectivity and Infrastructure Wireless
Wireless Connectivity Infrastructure Buildout
20162012 201520142013
$915k ERATE/RttT Funding $905k County/EC Funding $630k Local Fund Balance $900k Unfunded
2012 - 2013RttT Wireless/ERATE Switch Upgrade
2013 - 2014HS Wireless/Switch Upgrade
2015 - 2016ES Wireless/Switch Upgrade
2014 - 2015MS Wireless/Switch Upgrade
2012 - 2013Interval Description
2013 - 2014Interval Description
2014 - 2015Interval Description
2015 - 2016Interval Description
ERATE Switch Upgrade (14) Schools
RttT Wireless 1:3 $915k District Investment
HS Wireless 1:1 EC Classroom Wireless 1:1 $905k District Investment
MS Wireless/ Switch Upgrade1:1 Ratio
$630k District Need
ES Wireless/ Switch Upgrade 1:1 Ratio
$900k District Need
Connectivity and InfrastructureWireless
Wireless Infrastructure Costs
Prek - 4th Grades 5th - 8th Grades 9th - 12th
ERATE RttT
PreK – 4th $900K
5th – 8th$630K
9th – 12th$905K
Connectivity and Infrastructure LAN/WAN
Switch and Router Upgrade
Increase WAN/LAN backbone to 10 GB Increase endpoint port speed to 1 GB for wireless and wired connections Majority of switch and router infrastructure (2100 devices) are end of life
Connectivity and Infrastructure ERATE
ERATE Funding Opportunity
ERATE Modernization Order Potential $150 per student funding for infrastructure $7.1 million for wireless completion and switch infrastructure WSFCS will be responsible for 20% (funded through RttT)
Device Lifecycle Device Refresh
Why do we need it?
Mobile computing Online testing Personalized learning BYOD supplements
Device Lifecycle Current State
Device Counts by OS
Windows XP Windows 7 Windows 8 Tablets
23683Windows 7 Pro
Tablets
Windows XP
Windows 8.1 206
4700Windows XP is end of lifeDevices have 512 MB or lessNot supported for online test-ing beginning 2015Mainly 8-10 year old desktop computers
29798
8,600 laptops to 5th- and 8th-grade science and HS biology 4,500 laptops to all full-time certified staff 1,200 iPads to K-2 teachers 1,900 laptops to 6th and 7th grades
Device Lifecycle Recent Deployments
Replace classroom desktop computers with Chromebooks Currently planning to rollout 13,000 Chromebooks this fall Mobile carts of devices for classroom sets 1:1 program pilots 20% annual refresh
Device Lifecycle Strategy
Classroom Technology Legacy Components$9,500
Classroom Technology Current Components$4,300
Classroom Technology Current State
$18.6m District Investment
2014 - 20182007 - 2014
20192007
$3.6m Unfunded
2014 - 2016Elementary Schools
2016 - 2017Middle Schools
2017 - 2018High Schools
$2.1m Unfunded $1.7m Unfunded
2013 - 2018Complete All Classroom Technology SolutionsPartial Classroom Installation: 1335
Full Classroom Installations: 849$7.4m Unfunded
2007 - 20142006 Construction Bond Technology Projects1257 Full Classroom Installations
Title 1, PTA, and School Funded, Matching Funds 276 Full Classroom Installations
Title 1, PTA, and School Funded1335 Partial Classroom Installations
2014 2015 2016 2017 20182008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Does not include estimates to upgrade and sustain current installations
Wireless and Switch Infrastructure: $7.1 M ERATE/RttT PC Refresh and Lifecyle $3.4 M County/Credit Line Classroom Instructional Technology $ ? M County Recurring Funding?
Current and Potential Funding Sources