Identify Necessary Technology
Written by Administrator Saturday, 01 January 2011 23:30
Include a technology assessment. Gather information about technology currently in use so that what will be needed to meet new goals can be determined. Include a list of the equipment and telecommunication services that are necessary to reach the goals.
(Policy Code: IJND Technology Planning Guidelines, Maine DOE)
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CURRENT TECHNOLOGY (4/2009)
Network Access/Internet
All schools have both wired and wireless access to the network and the Internet. Our schools are interconnected to form our wide area network (WAN) with a Gigabit connection speed for Conners-Emerson, Mount Desert Elementary, Pemetic Elementary, Tremont Consolidated, and Mount Desert Island High School. Swans Island, Frenchboro, and Islesford are connected via T1 circuits. Trenton Elementary School currently has a T1 connection but is not included in the WAN. Funding for the T1 circuits is through MSLN.
The WAN central core switch is a Cisco 3550-12G which connects the internal WAN to the MSLN MainREN 1 gig circuit. Internally the WAN is distributed via 1 gig fiber to all schools on the Island. Each school has a Cisco 3550-24SMI switch and Sonicwall firewall with separate V-LANS for private and public IP addresses.
District Servers, Services, Software
1. MAC G5 running: PowerSchool Student Information System
2. Hosted remotely: Pearson Inform Student Data Analysis Tool
3. MAC G5 XServer: Acting as a file server and supporting Nutrikids Food Services Software, also is the Open Directory LDAP master and IWeb server, this server also is used to backup many other systems and desktops.
4. Dell 2600 Windows 2000 Server running: ADS Financial Software, SQL Server, the Symantec Backup Exec software which backs up all data to the off-site network storage device and the High School Portfolio Management software, this is a backup Domain controller
5. IBM 3650 Windows 2003 Server running: Follet Destiny Library Software,
Exchange Server and SQL Server 2005 to support these applications. This also run an Oracle Database instance to support the PowerSchool system. This is the Primary Domain Controller. This runs the Symantec Anti-Virus server to protect all PC's within the Domain
6. MAC Intel XServer running: Scholastic Reading Counts, Scholastic Reading Inventory, FastMath, Noteshare Server, NWEA testing data. This also runs Tomcat to support the PowerSchool PowerTeacher grade book application.
7. MAC G5 XServer running: Manila Web Server
8. LaCie RAID5 Network Storage Device located at MDES for off-site backups
9. MAC PowerPC G4 running: Lexia for Tremont
10. All servers are Raid5 enabled with hot swappable spares
Software at School Level
World Book Online
Ebsco Database
Sirs Database
Nettrekker
Content Barrier
MasterKey Typing
Lexia
NoteShare
Microworlds EX
Economic Status
| MDIHS |
BAR HARBOR |
MOUNT DESERT |
SOUTHWEST HARBOR |
TREMONT |
TRENTON |
SWANS ISLAND |
FRENCHBORO |
CRANBERRY ISLES |
|
| Per capita income 2000 |
N/A |
$24,103 |
$25,709 |
$21,509 |
$19,420 |
$21,140 |
$14,515 |
$21,060 |
$14,515 |
| State Funding for Education |
$301,133 |
$180,919 |
$124,727 |
$137,726 |
$80,740 |
$292,118 |
$34,325 | $24,633 |
$47,018 |
| Total Budget |
$8,629,821 |
$4,735,516 |
$3,044,825 |
$3,202,142 |
$2,305,700 |
$2,246,787 |
$899,034 |
$164,367 |
$448,543 |
| Per pupil expense |
$15,301 |
$10,570 |
$18,795 |
$19,645 |
$17,736 |
$17,831 |
$29,001 |
$13,397 |
$40,776 |
| % education $ from the State |
3.49% |
3.82% |
4.10% |
4.3% |
3.5% |
13.9% |
3.82% |
15% |
10.48% |
| Students 10/1/08 |
564 |
448 |
162 |
163 |
130 |
126 |
31 |
12 |
11 |
| Teaching Staff |
63 |
60 |
33 |
23 |
21 |
20 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
| Free/Reduced Lunch % |
20.39 | 12.36 | 19.75 |
29.27 |
38.7 | 48.82 | 38.77 | N/A |
N/A |
| Erate Discount |
64 | 64 |
64 | 64 | 64 |
64 | 64 | ||
| Spending on Technology |
$436,048 | $142,838 |
$87,911 |
$84,969 |
$94,387 |
$75,192 |
$24,600 |
$300 |
$2,900 |
| per Student $ for Technology |
$773 |
$319 |
$543 |
$521 |
$726 |
$597 |
$794 |
$25 |
$264 |
| % of Total Budget for Tech |
5% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
<1% |
1% |
Teacher Equipment
| MDIHS |
CONNERS EMERSON |
MOUNT DESERT |
PEMETIC |
TREMONT |
TRENTON |
SWANS |
FRENCHBORO |
CRANBERRY ISLES | |
| Personal Laptops |
>98% |
>98% | >98% | >98% | >98% | >98% | >98% | >98% | >98% |
| Classroom Projectors |
>98% |
73% |
33% |
70% |
66% |
100% |
50% |
||
| Interactive Whiteboard |
10/school |
1/school |
1/school | 1/school | 1/school | 66% |
0 |
||
| Whiteboard Substitute |
1/school | 2/school |
1/school |
0 |
|||||
| Polycom availability |
0 |
1/school |
1/school |
1/school |
|||||
| Digital cameras |
20/school |
18/school |
12/school |
2/school |
|||||
| Digital Video |
8/school |
6/school |
2/school |
1/school |
|||||
| Scanners |
3/school |
2/school |
3/school |
3/school |
2/school |
Student Technology Access
| MDIHS |
CONNERS EMERSON |
MOUNT DESERT |
PEMETIC |
TREMONT |
TRENTON |
SWANS |
FRENCHBORO |
CRANBERRY ISLES | |
| Student to Computer Ratio |
1:1 |
Grades 5-8= 1:1 Grades K-4= 4:1 |
Grades 5-8= 1:1 overall = 1:1.5 |
Grades 5-8= 1:1 Grades K-4= lab access |
Grades 5-8= 1:1 Grades 1-4= 1:1 1/2 time Grade K= 2:1 |
Grades 7-8= 1:1 Grade 6 = 2.3:1 Grades k-5= 4:1 |
1:1 |
1:1 |
1:1 |
| take home |
All |
Grades 7-8 |
Grades 7-8 | Grades 7-8 | Grades 7-8 | Grades 7-8 | Grades 7-8 | Grades 7-8 | Grades 7-8 |
| Desktops available to students in rooms |
10 |
40 |
32 |
22 |
3 |
21 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| Computers available in libraries |
10 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Computers in labs |
32 |
20 |
16 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| E-mail access |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NETWORKS-HARDWARE-SOFTWARE GOALS
| 2009-2010 |
2010-2011 |
2011-2012 |
| Utilize the peg system. Cable TV Channels. On-going goal is to have a wide distribution of content. |
Continued use of the peg system and increase use of the Cable TV Channels. On-going goal is to have a wide distributions of content |
Fully utilize the peg system. Cable TV Channels. On-going goal is to have a wide distribution of content. |
| Improve technical and integration support across MDIRSS 91 |
Consistent level of technical and integration support across MDIRSS 91 |
Consistent level of technical and integration support across MDIRSS 91 |
| Explore full potential of web tools. Utilize file server access for all students and faculty. |
Integrate web tools. Continue to utilize file server access for all students and faculty. |
Integrate web tools. Continue to utilize file server access for all students and faculty. |
| Acquire and deploy full video conferencing tools in each school within the MDIRSS 91 |
Explore classroom use of video conferencing tools. |
Utilize video conferencing tools in a collaborative manner. |
| -Maintain - 1:1 teacher wireless laptops. 1:1 student access and support for Grades 5-12 for all schools -Have appropriate access and support for grades K-4 -Obtain district wide email for grades 4-12 -Have access as needed to peripheral devices: audio, video, media creations -Have appropriate and adequate file storage, retrieval and backup for all students and faculty including electronic portfolio files -Appropriate and adequate access to network resources PEG system. -Upgrade student and teacher equipment as needed |
-Maintain - 1:1 teacher wireless laptops. 1:1 student access and support for Grades 5-12 for all schools -Have appropriate access and support for grades K-4 -Obtain district wide email for grades 4-12 -Have access as needed to peripheral devices: audio, video, media creations -Have appropriate and adequate file storage, retrieval and backup for all students and faculty including electronic portfolio files -Appropriate and adequate access to network resources PEG system. -Upgrade student and teacher equipment as needed |
-Maintain - 1:1 teacher wireless laptops. 1:1 student access and support for Grades 5-12 for all schools -Have appropriate access and support for grades K-4 -Obtain district wide email for grades 4-12 -Have access as needed to peripheral devices: audio, video, media creations -Have appropriate and adequate file storage, retrieval and backup for all students and faculty including electronic portfolio files -Appropriate and adequate access to network resources PEG system. -Upgrade student and teacher equipment as needed |
| Implement digital contact subscription services with parents for general bulletins, notices etc, via email, twitter, text messaging |
Extend use of digital contact subscription services with parents for general bulletins, notices etc. via email, twitter, text messaging. |
Evaluate and adjust digital contact subscription services with parents for general bulletins, notices etc. via email, twitter, text messaging. |
| Maintain and evaluate curriculum and administrative documents (policies, procedures, etc.) available on MDIRSS 91 website and local school web sites. |
Maintain and evaluate curriculum and administrative documents (policies, procedures, etc.) available on MDIRSS 91 website and local school web sites. | Maintain and evaluate curriculum and administrative documents (policies, procedures, etc.) available on MDIRSS 91 website and local school web sites. |
| Develop effective & appropriate life cycle turnover rate (25%) for hardware |
Develop effective & appropriate life cycle turnover rate (25%) for hardware | Develop effective & appropriate life cycle turnover rate (25%) for hardware |
| Meet goals for EPS (Essential Program Services) to meet the Maine State Learning Results |
Meet goals for EPS (Essential Program Services) to meet the Maine State Learning Results | Meet goals for EPS (Essential Program Services) to meet the Maine State Learning Results |