Three Areas of Focus
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Infrastructure
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Systems
Adding Wireless
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FCS core network to Millstream Tech Center*
Admin buildingCellular
Network Operations Center
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Moved from Central to FHS*
Gigabit Switching*
Fiber InstallationWiring
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New Washington*
Switching infrastructure in admin building*
New first floor classrooms at Central*
FHS rooms 285/6 Blue & Gold*
FHS library media lab*
Donnell 3rd floor lab and first floor classroom*
Glenwood 2nd floor lab*
FHS room 105 lab*
Whittier main officeAnti-Virus
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Anti-virus engine moved to Symantec Endpoint, allowing centralized anti-virus managementIP Telephony
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Cisco Unified Communications infrastructure sized for the district*
IP Telephony installed in admin building*
IP Telephony installed in Central*
VG224 installed at all buildings except Donnell & Glenwood*
VOIP infrastructure set up at all affected buildings
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POTS lines disconnected (282) saving $6K per month
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Additional T1 installed to handle digital calls
Network Monitoring
Network Monitoring
Storage
VPN
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District Network Access through VPN available 24x7x365Video Conferencing
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Two Polycom Stations purchased*
Piloted at Wilson Vance
Interactive White Board Connectivity
Asynchronous Learning Systems
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Moodle – Hosted at NOACSC, managed locally*
98 courses
Filter Management
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Filter hosted at NOACSC, configured by FCS IT personnel*
Split configuration IP based for students and username based for teachers and staff*
Minimizes filter restrictions for teachers and staff while keeping students safe5 Year Equipment Replacement Plan
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Middle School computer replacement*
Elementary School systems replaced over 3 years at ~1.3 million dollarsSystems Monitoring
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Servers and Switches
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Nagios*
Telephone System
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Cisco Unified Communication Manager Call Detail Records (CDR)*
Apple Systems
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JAMF Apple Systems Monitor*
Apple Remote Desktop*
Windows Remote Desktop (RDP) & Windows Remote Assistance
SMART Boards and Projectors
New Classroom Systems & Pilots
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Piloted by 21st Century Academy Teachers*
iPods
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Flip Video cameras
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SMART Airliner interactive slates
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iPads*
To be piloted at Glenwood and FHS
District SMART Sync
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Student computer monitoring softwareinstalled at FHS, Millstream, Donnell, Central, and Glenwood
Equipment Tracking
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Ivan inventory program*
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) research data in development
Back-up System
Trouble Response
Account Tracking
Website Tracking
Program Integration
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Script writing for account setup and maintenance*
Successmaker
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Renaissance Place
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Learning A-Z
District Calendar Program which includes paperless facility scheduling
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Normal events on calendar - 8,785*
Yearly events on calendar - 196*
Current users signed up to receive notes from calendar - 541*
Number of times ‘Add to my calendar’ has been used - 1,187Online Facility Scheduling
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Being piloted at FHSComputer Lab Scheduling Calendar program
Programming
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Created interactive school boundary map*
Created interactive graduation chart and website FHS
Printing and Scanning
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Set up scanning from the Konica copiers to user network folders for all, except theArchival Scanning
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Implementing the ability to scan documents to a permanent document storage through NOACSC using ViewWise with archiving at NOACSCWebsites
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27 School/club websites*
252 DNN Staff/Other web portals*
51 iWeb Staff websites*
Collaborative websites*
Piloting SharePoint at FHS with Student Services and staff
New Buildings
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Wired for CAT 6A – the latest and fastest copper technology*
Nearly everything will be operating or controlled over the Ethernet network*
Computers, phones, video on demand, security cameras, building access systems, HVAC, etc.
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Switching and IP Telephony – single sourced on CiscoFocus on the same three areas
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Infrastructure
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Systems
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Upgrading the district’s connection to the
internet – 100MBPS
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Replacing unmanaged switches with
managed switches
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Quality of Service – where we set specific
parameters for IP traffic priority
Look at moving to a gigabit POE architecture
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Power over Ethernet allows for maximum network flexibility*
Security Cameras
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Building Access
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Building systems
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Video streaming
Look at including Cloud services
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SAAS – Software as a Service*
Google Docs
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MS Live
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PAAS – Platform as a Service*
ViewWise
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IAAS – Infrastructure as a Service*
Amazon Elastic Cloud services
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Microsoft Live@edu - already in use within the NOACSC districts
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Look at using cloud services for Glenwood and FHS physicsIncreased transition to virtual technology
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Pilot in progress at FHS to test thin client and thin app technology*
Allows for client-based access to district resourcesSet up Guest wireless network
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In progress – primarily for professional development and trainingSwitch to RADIUS technology to control FCS access to the wireless network
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Remote Authentication Dial In User Service(RADIUS) is a networking protocol that provides centralized Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) management for computers to connect and use a network service.
Start a new 5 year replacement cycle
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Look at replacing systems at FHS*
Laptops – look for best vendor*
Desktops – examine results of thin client &*
Purchase and install Point of Sale (POS) system for Food Service – if approved*
Update district’s email system (Exchange)*
Needs software update and additional server
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Upgrade to Communications Manager 8*
Preparation for IP telephony in the new buildings
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Upgrade Voice Gateways to IOS 15*
Also in preparation for IP telephony in the new buildings
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Upgrade Wireless system software to align with RADIUS services*
Upgrade SAN*
Implement Quality of Service on the wired and wireless networks*
Update programming/scripting toaccommodate the setup of staff and student accounts and student grade advancement
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Update programming/scripting toaccommodate changes to existing software, i.e. Successmaker, Renaissance place, etc.
