STATE of TECHNOLOGY

Sequim School District

External Connections

• Connected to the State K20 Network – Gigabet Ethernet Interface– Current Contracted Rate is 100 Mb/s

• We routinely run at about 80 Mb/s • Looking at increasing this capacity• Major analysis during upcoming SBAC and MSP

Testing

– E-rate funding as part of state consortium• Reduced fee structure this year

INFRASTRUCTURE

• Fiber backbone connects Haller, OPA, HS Library, H – Building, and New District Office with 10Gb Fiber

• Fiber is distributed to HS Gym, HS Cafeteria, A, B, C, & E BLDG patch through the HS Library as an intermediate point @ 100 Mb fiber

• Maintenance, Music Bldg, are connected by Copper• HS Portables – connected with Cat5 cabling• Alt Ed Classrooms and Ag building connected with

10 Mb Coax • Greywolf is connected via PUD fiber with 30 Mb. We

are looking at increasing this if possible.

INFRASTRUCTURE

• Server room is located above the MDF in catwalk at Middle School

• 4 Active Directory servers running Windows 2008(3) or 2012(1)– Provide file and print sharing services, for

students and staff, run applications and SQL Databases for such services as library, HS & MS business offices, MAP Testing and other

• - CoRaid Storage – Includes 18-2 Tb drives for backing up data

INFRASTRUCTURE

• Internal Connections Include– Fiber Patch Panels, 100 Mb Fiber Switches – HP Procurve, 24 Port Netgear, POE Switches– Assorted 8 port hubs in elementary classrooms– Electrical & Network Drops are limited through out the

district. • Ranging from 2 electrical outlets and network drops

per class room up to about 8 in some MS Classrooms– CAT5 Cabling runs throughout the district for network

connectivity. • The new standard for cabling is CAT6 in order to

maximize speed and capabilities of devices.

Monitoring and Management Tools

• Fortigate Firewall• LanSchool – Classroom Monitoring

Software• DeepFreeze• Ninite Pro

WIRELESS

• Aruba System • 48 Access Points – Deployed through out

District• 9 - 10 years old – running 802.11g

– State of the art is “ac” provides Gb connectivity which is more than 10 times faster than “n”,@ 600-900 Mb’s

– “g” provides about 54Mb’s.

• Currently No Guest Access• Managed at the controller

Operating Systems & Software

• Running Windows 7 on all machines• Office 2010 Productivity Software – Will

migrate to 2013 over summer• Moved to Office 365 for e-mail last year • Licensing for Operating Systems, Servers

and Productivity Software is through EES – Pay for all employee workstations – Student

Machines are at no cost

Technology in the Classroom

• All instructional spaces equipped with Document Cameras and Projectors

• Document Camera’s and projectors were purchased as part of new curriculum adoptions by content area with the last major purchase being made in 2007 -2008

• Some replacements including those for the new OPA were purchased in 2012-2013

• The addition of the 30 Mimio Interactive systems in the district also introduced short –throw projectors allowing some reserves for replacement

• Document camera replacements beginning last year have been through Issaquah @ $35 a piece (4 years old).

• Older document cameras are not compatible with Mimio’s • Much of this technology is moving to HDMI connectivity

Technology in the Classroom

• K – 2 Classrooms have 4 student workstations – increased by 2 last year

• 3 – 5 Classrooms have 6 student workstations• 6th Grade Classes – 4 student work stations (limited by number

of drops in classroom)• 7th & 8th Grade Classes – 6 student work stations• Most HS Classrooms have 1 student work station for students to

use to check grades on Skyward.• HS Science classrooms have 7 student work stations• HS – Senior English Classes have 8 – 16 Student work stations• HS – Study Skills classroom has 8 Student work stations,

Special Services classrooms have 4 - 8• Ag Science and Cooking classrooms have 6 student work

stations.

Student Technology Uses

• IXL• MAP Testing• Mandated State and National Online Testing• Skyward - Student Access• All the Right Type• Destiny – Library Services• Accelerated Reader, STAR• Turnit – in – New to English Department• Moodle • Research and Presentations• Technology Skill Development

Machines

• Approximately 1500 Devices running on our network

• 225 are Staff Machines – Approx 3-4 Yrs Old• 1275 Student Machines – Age ranges from 2

to 10 years old. • 500 Machines from Issaquah School District

purchased @ $25 each – 4 years old– Replaced Computers 4 Kids Machines in MS

and Elementary Schools

Mobile Devices

• 118 – Assorted iPads in the district– iPads are generally an unsupported device– Genesis into the district was through Rotary

Grants for Special Services and PGP Plans by individual classroom teacher.

– Elementary and HS each have 10 unit carts for LAP Math and Title Reading

– All administrators have iPad to support the TPEP evaluation system for gathering evidence.

K – 8 Computer LABS

• HHE – 1 computer lab 28 work stations• GWE – 1 Computer lab 28 work stations

– “Temporary” Lab installed in Sped Portable for SBAC testing

• OPA – 1 Lab (Doubles as classroom) 14 stations expanded to 16 for SBAC testing– 16 station Laptop Cart (6 yrs Old – Limited batteries)

• MS – 3 Labs (Library), 1 Classroom Lab, 16 station laptop cart for Robotics– “Temporary” Lab installed in library classroom for SBAC

Testing

HS Computer Labs

• 3 Labs in Library -32 Machines in each lab– Newest machines in the District 2 years old

• 2 – 16 station mobile laptop carts– 7 years old – Batteries limited

• CTE Labs – 3 Business, 1 CAD Robotics, 1 Photography all 3 – 6 Years old

• Alt Ed Classrooms – 8 Machines each classroom – 2 years old

Technology Staff

• District Desk Top Support – Richard Seiler• Data and Security Manager – Maria Seabolt• Computer Lab Managers and Support

– Loretta Grant, Julie Dostie, John Morton

• Network Support – 2 days/Week by ESD• School Librarians support labs in MS and HS• CTE – Support their own labs generally• Vanilla

Budget

• Technology MSOC Budget History2010 – 2011 $178,000

2011 – 2012 $194,000

2012 – 2013 $194,000

2013 – 2014 $184,000

• Includes Software Licenses, Capitol Outlay, & Training, Subscriptions

• Employee Costs and ESD Contracts are Additional

Professional Development – Our Biggest Challenge

• Limited– Time, Money, Expertise, Sustainability

• Atomic Learning – Fall initiative

Thank You

Questions?