Information Technology

Presented byRichard Prather, Chief Information Officer

December 8, 2008

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Technology is Essential

Very Little can be Done Effectively without Technology.

How we report what we do

What we teach

& how

we teach

How we manage & operate

How we connect to

stakeholders

Progress over the years

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Infrastructure Services

Assessment

Instruction

Curriculum

ReportingAnalytics Data Mining

HumanResources

Finance

Operations

PortalServices

Collaboration

Email

Telephony

StudentInformation

Security /Privacy

Network Hardware SoftwareApplication

Support

ContentManagement

Lawson Implementation

- Insight- Blackboard training delivery

- Thin Clients (11,000 units)- MAC Labs- PC Labs- Career Counseling Centers- Teacher Laptops- Promethean Boards- The Library Company- 60+ Instructional Applications

District WebsiteBoard Docs

-Voice over IP Implementation- AllCall Notification System

Staff & Teacher Email

WAN connecting all schools

-SharePoint

How we manage & operate

How we connect to

stakeholders

How wereport what

we do

What we teach & how we teach

Infinite Campus

-GIS geographical information- Horizon- NutriLink, free lunch management- SmartR, bus routing- STIMS, Vehicle maintenance- Lenel Badge System

-Comsquared, document imaging-Taleo, Recruitment System

- Pyramid, worker’s compensation- Subfinders, Substitute teacher system

AntivirusContent Filtering

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Children Today…

Fully 97% of teens ages 12-17 play computer, web, portable, or console games.

Additionally:

• 50% of teens played games "yesterday."

• 86% of teens play on a console like the Xbox, PlayStation, or Wii.

• 73% play games on a desktop or a laptop computer.

• 60% use a portable gaming device like a Sony PlayStation Portable, a Nintendo DS, or a Game Boy.

• 48% use a cell phone or handheld organizer to play games.(Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project , 9/16/2008)

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Their Environment is...

ExpressionPublication

Profession

Opinion

Detail

s

ReputationHobby

Certificates

Purchase

Know

ledge

Avatars

Audience

What I share

Where I work

What‘s said about me

Wha

t I lik

e

How and where

to join me Who can certify

my identity

What and how I buy

Wha

t I kn

ow

What represent meWhat I sayWho I know

What interests me

FOAF

iViva

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Technology and Learning

• RelevantJust in time, just for me, intelligently responsive

• Compelling / InteractiveLearning environment stimulates heightened sense of engagement

and curiosity

• CollaborativeAccess to expertise and knowledge enables innovation and deepens

community

• ContinuousBlend of formal and informal, lifelong

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Access to Information

Old Paradigm

Focus on Computers and Monitors

FOAF

iViva

New Paradigm

Access to Information

Going Forward – FY09

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Infrastructure Services

Assessment

Instruction

Curriculum

ReportingAnalytics Data Mining

HumanResources

Finance

Operations

PortalServices

Collaboration

Email

Telephony

StudentInformation

Security /Privacy

Network Hardware SoftwareApplication

Support

ContentManagement

- Lawson Upgrade

-Improved Physical Security- Automated Time & Attendance

- Parent’s Portal

- Insight improvements

- Improved School & District Websites

- Enhanced network security- Converged communication and security systems with digital Internet connectivity Improved WAN reliability

Standardized district-wide Wireless connectivity

-Accountable technical assistance for schools

-Expanded teacher training on existing technology tools

-Targeted deployment of Promethean Boards

-Expanded deployment and support of specific end-user friendly computing devices

-Enhanced collaboration and communication capabilities for students, teachers, parents and administrators

How we manage & operate

How we connect to

stakeholders

How wereport what

we do

What we teach & how we teach

Enhanced Information Management

- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

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Design Principles

Availability Availability

Access

Accuracy

Agility

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Technology Should be as Reliable as Flipping a Light Switch

High Reliability & Availability

Transparent to the Learning Process

Equity in the Delivery Process

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