Technology Plan for

Edmeston Central School

2009-2011

Sylvia Sweet, Computer Coordinator

Edmeston Central School

11 North St., Edmeston, NY 13335

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Table of Contents

Section 1 – Introduction and School Narrative

Section 2 – Establishment of Goals

Section 3 – Staff Development Summary

Section 4 – Assessment of Telecommunication Services, Hardware and Software Summary

Section 5 – Development of Budget

Section 6 – Evaluation of Success Summary

Appendix A – Alignment of Technology to NYSED Standards

Appendix B – Physical Inventory/Equipment Categorization

Appendix C – Budget Worksheet

Appendix D – Floor plans

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Section 1 – Introduction and School Narrative

Edmeston Central School is a K-12 school district located in Edmeston, NY. The school consist of a single building and has a present enrollment of 535 students. The main building was built in 1939, with several additions completed throughout the years. A major renovation was completed during the 2005-06 school year and an Excel based capital building project begins in June, 2009 that will continue through January 2010. A wireless overlay will be installed during this project. Each classroom has Internet access. The business room and computer labs (2) are wired for 20+ computers each. The new media centers (2), created during the 2000-01 building project, each have 12 student workstations with Internet access.

In 2006, the district instituted a major campaign to upgrade the technology capacity and the use of technology over a 3 year time period. In June, 2006 we purchased a Mobile wireless laptop cart with 20 laptops for use in classrooms. In May, 2007, we purchased another Mobile wireless laptop cart with 15 laptops for use in the art/technology room. In October, 2007, we purchased an additional mobile wireless cart with 20 laptops. Each year we replace 12 computers in one of the two media centers through a BOCES COSER. This way the computers are never any more than 2 years old in either media center. During the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years we installed 9 SMARTboards equipped with Elmos and ceiling mounted digital projectors. We have begun converting teachers desktops over to laptops with wireless capability, so they can do school work at home as well as in the classroom. Additionally, major improvements to the school website were implemented during this time period. We will continue upgrading in the years to come.

In August of 2008, we added a new Main Server and new switches to increase capacity, security, and flexibility for the District wide technology programs. Students have no access to the new Main Server. The older Main Server is now used to store student folders, documents the teachers want to share with the students and the teacher/staff E-mail Exchange. During the 2009-2010 school year we will upgrade our Business Office’s Finance Manager Server to increase capacity and flexibility for the District. We plan to upgrade the Student Server during the 2010-11 school year.

The long-range goal for the Edmeston Central School District Technology Plan is to improve student achievement through the progressive improvement of technology infrastructure and the integration of technology applications into the curriculum. This goal presents two challenges for a small rural school such as Edmeston because of the uncertainties associated with education funding over the next two years. The first challenge is the difficulty of budgeting sufficient monies to upgrade hardware, while the second is allocating sufficient monies to provide professional development that will lead to students and staff being proficient in the use of technology for learning.

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Section 2 – Establishment of Goals

Goal #1

Replace 12 workstations in 2009 - 2010 in the High School media center through a BOCES COSER. Replace 12 workstations in 2010 - 2011 in the Elementary media center through a BOCES COSER.

Target timeframe – 2 yrs.

Replace 2 workstations used in media center used by Library Teaching Assistants in 2009-2010.

Target timeframe – 1 yr.

Target timeframe – 1 yr.

Staff Development

The librarian/media specialist will provide staff training in accessing the evolving and expanding online resources from the classrooms.

Hardware, Software, and Services Needed

12 - Workstations for Media Center furnished by (COSER)

2 - Additional workstations for Library Teaching Assistants

Budget

Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria

Staff will be surveyed as to critique the system and to offer possible changes, which might be used to enhance the service and improve access for all.

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Section 2 – Establishment of Goals

Goal #2

Upgrade the Business Office Finance Manager Server in 2009-2010, to increase capacity and flexibility for the district. In 2010-2011 the Student Server will be upgraded.

Target time frame 2 year

Staff Development

NA

Hardware, Software, and Services Needed

One new Finance Manager Server and one new Student Server

Budget

Evaluation Criteria

Goal will be met upon purchase of hardware.

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Section 2 – Establishment of Goals.

Goal #3

Update Elementary Computer lab with 12 XP computers from the High School Library in 2009-2010 and 12 XP computers from the Elementary Library in 2010-2011.

Target timeframe – 2 years

Staff Development

Professional Development for Office 2007 has been implemented and will be applied on an as needs basis by turn-key staff trainers throughout the school year.

Hardware, Software, and Services Needed

Budget

Evaluation Criteria

Staff will be surveyed as to their comfort level in using the software and their satisfaction level of this technology. Survey will be performed on a yearly basis.

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Section 2 – Establishment of Goals

Goal #4

Replace/upgrade machines for professional staff. Continue replacing these workstations with Laptops with wireless capabilities.

Target timeframe – 2 years.

Staff Development

Train staff on new equipment as needed. Set up regular staff development schedules that match equipment purchases.

Hardware, Software, and Services Needed

Purchase laptop computers to upgrade all staff

Budget

Evaluation Criteria

Update inventory each year and categorize the machines. Monitor future need of replacement/upgrading of hardware.

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Section 2 – Establishment of Goals

Goal #5

Continue developing an active school web page, which communicates general information about the district, news, calendar, menu, academic interests, highlights, activities, class information, teacher notes/lists, homework helpers & reference links, club pages, etc.

Target timeframe – Ongoing.

Staff Development

Staff will be trained in creating and maintaining web pages by the Web Master. This training would be held along with other computer training (network use, grades, attendance,…) during regularly scheduled conference days. We have a “Web-Master” on site that will train district staff and maintain the site.

Hardware, Software, and Services Needed

The web service would be housed on the school’s server. Other software/hardware needs to be determined as website capability expands.

Budget

Evaluation Criteria

Feedback provided from school personnel, community members, parents, and students.

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Section 2 – Establishment of Goals

Goal #6

Continue to purchase SMARTboards, Elmos and LCD projectors for use in classrooms. Continue to train professional staff.

Target timeframe: 2 years

Staff Development

Training will take place during Conference Days and in-house turn-key training throughout the year as needed.

Hardware, Software, and Services Needed

Purchase 10 Elmos, 10 LCD projectors 15 Smart boards and hardware/cables to mount projectors in the ceiling during the 2009-10 and 2010-2011 school years.

Budget

Evaluation Criteria

Staff will be surveyed as to satisfaction with the training and also to determine frequency of use and integration into the various curriculums. Feedback will be solicited as to how to make the training more productive and to identify areas of need.

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Section 2 – Establishment of Goals

Goal #7

EXCEL PROJECT:

Wire all elementary classrooms with new networking cables, adding student network area and separate teacher station area. All elementary classrooms will also be pre-wired for SMARTboard installation. Set up wireless access points throughout the building. Rewire Intermediate Computer Lab and H.S. Business Lab. Implementation of full wireless network in 2010-11

Target time frame – 2 years

Staff Development

Training on wireless will be implemented upon completion of wireless overlay and installation of all hardware.

Hardware, Software, and Services Needed

TBA

Budget

Evaluation Criteria

TBA

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Section 2 – Establishment of Goals

Goal #8

Upgrade Final 6 Workstations in the HS Business Lab and 6 Workstations in the Intermediate School Lab in 2009-2010.

Target time frame – 1 year

Staff Development

No staff development or training is required.

Hardware, Software, and Services Needed

12 New desktop Workstations

Budget

Evaluation Criteria

Use of hardware is part of a currently established and well-defined curriculum.

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Section 3 – Staff Development Summary

YEAR 1 - 2009-10 Training for upgraded programs. 2007 version of Word, Excel, Access, Outlook Internet Explorer 7	YEAR 2 - 2010-11 Training for upgraded programs. 2007 version of Word, Excel, Access, Outlook Internet Explorer 7
Attendance Software- E-School Plus	Attendance Software- E-School Plus
Training for SMARTboards, Power point presentations, Video Streaming, Video Conferencing, and the use of the Classroom DL cart.	Training for SMARTboards, Power point presentations, Video Streaming, Video Conferencing, and the use of the Classroom DL cart.
Ongoing training for staff of utilization the Web Page and it’s applications and parental use of the website.	Ongoing training for staff of utilization the Web Page and it’s applications and parental use of the website.
Interested individuals go to seminars/workshops for training to offer class electives.	Interested individuals go to seminars/workshops for training to offer class electives.
Coordinator training for DL cart and its applications for class room use.	Coordinator training for DL cart and its applications for class room use.
Training for expanded use of wireless Laptop cart applications	Training for expanded use of wireless Laptop cart applications
Training for implementation of wireless network	Training for implementation of wireless network

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Section 4 – Assessment of Telecommunication Services, Hardware and Software Summary

Summary of Existing Technology Infrastructure

A 10/100 Ethernet network exists throughout the building with most classrooms having two network connections. Multiple connections are located in the intermediate lab, business classroom, elementary lab, media centers and science labs. There are two main wiring closets with the one next to the elementary media center housing the school servers. The new Main Server is for teacher and staff use only and approximately 75 accounts have been issued. Personal storage space on the server is set up. Our Microsoft Exchange server also serves as storage space for the students. Every student in grades 4-12 has a personal account. Another NT server contains the Business Office’s Finance Manager software and information. One PC computer lab presently exists in the business lab classroom with 20 computers connected to the network & Internet. The Intermediate computer lab contains 22 windows XP computers and is using the network. The Elementary lab has 29 Windows XP machines. All faculty members have a PC in their classroom and have network/internet access. The special education rooms generally house 3-networked PCs. All classrooms have printers. Nine regular education classrooms are equipped with SMARTboards, digital projectors, and Elmos. We have two mobile/wireless laptop cart with 20 laptops that travel from classroom to classroom as needed and one mobile/wireless laptop cart for use in our technology lab with 15 laptops.

Categorization of Existing Computer Hardware

Category	Description	Qty
1	Windows XP---- Pentium IV (Desktops and Laptops)	251
2	Windows NT ---- (Servers)	3
3	Snap Server 2200 (300 GB) Media/Technology	1
4
5
	Total	255

Categorization of Existing Support Equipment

Category	Description	Qty
1	Laser Printers	68
2	Color Inkjet Printers (HP)	18
3	Color Laser Jet Printers	2
4	SMARTboards	9
5	Projectors	22
6	Elmos	14
	Total	133

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Section 5 – Development of Budget (Year 1) 2009-10

Notes:

Workstation upgrades consist of memory (ram), storage (hard drive), and processor additions/replacements

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Section 5 – Development of Budget (Year 2) 2010-11

Notes:

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Section 6 – Evaluation of Success Summary

Goal #	Goal Description	Review Time
1	Obtain PCs through Library Automation COSER	2010-2011
2	Upgrade Finance Manager & Student Servers	2010-2011
3	Upgrade Elementary Lab with XP computers from Libraries	2010-2011
4	Replace professional staff desktops with laptops	2010-2011
5	Continue building and maintaining school web site	2010 -2011
6	Purchase SMARTboards, Elmos, and Projectors for classroom use	2010-2011
7	Wire elementary wing for wireless networking; rewire Business lab and Intermediate Comp. Lab - Excel Project	2009-2010
8	Upgrade Business Lab with 6 new computer workstations Upgrade Intermediate Lab with 6 new computer workstations	2009-2010
*	Survey of staff via-a-visit for type and frequency of use of various technology applications	2009-2011
*	Survey of staff with regard to satisfaction of professional development	2009-2011
*	Administrative observation of staff as it relates to proficiency of use	2009-2011

Review of Goals

When each goal is reviewed, a report should be attached to this section outlining the findings of the review. It should follow this simple format:

Goal #___

Restate Goal:

Report Findings:

Record Adjustments to Strategy:

Was Goal Met?

When the goal is met, it should be replaced with another goal, and the process continued.

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Appendix A – Alignment of Technology to NYSED Standards

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NYS Standards Alignment

Technology Grade Level Goals: K-12

Submitted by Mary MacNaught and Cathy Rappleyea (RCS)

I=Introduced R=Reinforced C=Competency

K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Computer Use and Terminology

MST 2 & 5

Launches a computer program

I

R

R

C

MST 5

Identifies monitor

I

R

R

C

MST 5

Identifies keyboard

I

R

R

C

MST 5

Identifies CPU (central processing unit)

I

R

R

C

MST 5

Identifies printer

I

R

R

C

MST 5

Identifies scanner

I

R

C

MST 5

Identifies computer communication

I

R

R

R

R

C

MST 5

Identifies digital camera

I

R

R

R

R

C

MST 5

Identifies laser disc player

I

R

R

C

MST 5

Identifies laser light pen

I

R

R

C

MST 2

Uses basic computer vocabulary (see appendix A)

I

R

R

R

R

R

C

MST 2

Uses advanced computer vocabulary (see appendix A)

I

R

R

R

R

C

MST 5

Assembles computer system (components)

I

R

C

MST 2

Is aware of school networking/software

I

R

R

R

R

C

MST 2,CDOS 3A

Selects appropriate hardware for given task

I

R

R

C

MST 2, CDOS 3A

Selects appropriate software for given task

I

R

R

R

C

MST 5

Understands a virus

I

R

R

C

MST 2

Uses information provided on screen to operate a program

I

R

R

R

R

R

C

MST 5

Identifies input-output memory processing

I

R

R

R

R

C

MST 5

Discusses reasons for back-up procedures

I

R

C

MST 5

Demonstrates back-up procedure

I

R

R

R

C

MST 5,CDOS 3A

Identifies ways technology has changed the lives of people

I

R

R

C

MST 5, CDOS 3A

Identifies ways technology has impacted society

I

R

R

C

HPEFCS 3

Identifies roles of technology for variety of career areas

I

R

R

R

R

R

R

C

MST 5

Identifies computer as machine for work & play

I

R

R

C

MST 5, HPEFCS 3

Identifies uses of technology in community

I

R

R

R

R

C

MST 5

Writes a simple computer program

I

R

R

R

R

R

C

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		K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Computer Etiquette
CDOS 3A	Discusses acceptable behavior –working near a computer	I	R	R	C
CDOS 3A	Demonstrates proper lab etiquette	I	R	R	C