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In 10 months, we can greatly affect what technology we pursue. What is
the right path going forward?
For several years, HSD obtained the majority of technology through a three year extended purchase
agreement (EPA). At the end of the 09/10 school year, our current EPA will end, and we have an
opportunity to change our purchase priorities. Assuming that we agree to a new EPA, what hardware
and software should be included in a new agreement?
Key Questions
1. Choosing between desktops, laptops and netbooks: what is the right mix of equipment in each
area going forward? What software are we running / wish to run and what hardware supports
that?
2. Should the computer labs be the focus of our hardware acquisitions?
3. Given the teacher purchase provisions in the proposed contract, do we plan on purchasing
fewer or any teacher‐assigned laptops?
4. Classrooms at HMS & MSS are filled largely with older machines – do we need to change the
model of 1‐3 desktops per classroom? Would we be better off with more mobile carts in lieu of
classroom desktops? Do we aim for teacher laptops instead of a desk machine?
5. Is the goal of one‐to‐one still a district goal? If so, how supporting technology can we put in
place during the current cycle? If not, how do we modify the goal?
6. What is an appropriate retirement age for computers? How can we manage the life‐cycle of
computers so that each area has appropriate machines for their needs?

Objective C: Maintain and upgrade existing technology in the district on a regular cycle which is in line with the district upgrade policy.
Objective D: Ensure that each school is equipped with at least one computer lab with 24 modern computers able to run any age-appropriate software. They also need to be capable of accessing any hosted software, such as online collaboration, digital portfolio or digital learning sites that the district maintains.
technology for reading, research, media library. (ebook/ereader?) (what about HMS?)
Objective F: Improve technology in instructional areas to ensure that it is part of the everyday classroom experience. Deploy projectors and interactive whiteboards to high-leverage areas. Investigate student response systems as a way to ensure that students are learning.
Objective G: Continue to provide computer hardware to support instructional initiatives and administrative tasks including, but not limited to: document cameras, scanners, digital video cameras, color and black and white laser printers, and scientific probes. Employ the use of handheld technologies to support student learning and to simplify staff administrative tasks.

Objective B: Upgrade the district’s wireless network to support additional classroom technology as well as securely support student use of personal technology for educational purposes. It is our intention to allow and encourage appropriate classroom use of student’s own laptops, tablets and other information access devices.
Objective C: Continue to maintain and upgrade network technology across the district on a regularly scheduled basis. Upgrade network switches and firewalls to support advancing bandwidth needs for advanced applications. Investigate ways of providing the rapidly increasing storage needs of students and staff for advanced media, digital portfolios
and administrators. Investigate staff/student access of files form home.
Objective E: Expand web-based distance learning opportunities for teacher professional development and student learning. Continue to support use of the Atomic Learning website by district staff, students and parents.
teachers for E-mail.email. Increase ease
Objective G: Purchase appropriate surge suppressors and battery backup with all computer systems. Continue conversations with the Director of Facilities during computer and network replacement and expansion to ensure that electrical infrastructure supports technology appropriately and safely.

Objective F: Improve technology in instructional areas to ensure that it is part of the everyday classroom experience. Deploy projectors and interactive whiteboards to high-leverage areas. Investigate student response systems as a way to ensure that students are learning.
Objective G: Continue to provide computer hardware to support instructional initiatives and administrative tasks including, but not limited to: document cameras, scanners, digital video cameras, color and black and white laser printers, and scientific probes. Employ the use of handheld technologies to support student learning and to simplify staff administrative tasks.
terms of computertechnology use.

Objective E: Continue to support library media centers as areas of technology excellence. Ensure that each library media center has modern technology for research, media creation and editing. Provide sufficient machines for an entire class to work in the MSS and HMHS library. (ebook/ereader?)
Objective F: Improve technology in instructional areas to ensure that it is part of the everyday classroom experience. Deploy projectors and interactive whiteboards to high-leverage areas. Investigate student response systems as a way to ensure that students are learning.
limited to: digitaldocument cameras, scanners,
Objective H: Maintain a multi-platform environment for continued support of existing software and encouragement of student flexibility in terms of computer use.

Objective C: Maintain and upgrade existing technology in the district on a regular cycle which is in line with the district upgrade policy.
Objective D: Ensure that each school is equipped with at least one computer lab with 24 modern computers able to run any age-appropriate software. They also need to be capable of accessing any hosted software, such as online collaboration, digital portfolio or digital learning sites that the district maintains.
HMHS library. (ebook/ereader?)
Objective F: Improve technology in instructional areas to ensure that it is part of the everyday classroom experience. Deploy projectors and interactive whiteboards to high-leverage areas. Investigate student response systems as a way to ensure that students are learning.
Objective G: Continue to provide computer hardware to support instructional initiatives and administrative tasks including, but not limited to: digital cameras, scanners, digital video cameras, color and black and white laser printers, and scientific probes. Employ the use of handheld technologies to support student learning and to simplify staff administrative tasks.

district needs.
Objective
Objective A: Maintain (LAN), to
support support voice, video and media
centers centers to allow technologies, and
local local and international Actively investigate Internet 2.
Notes: No momentum on I2. Merge with WLAN?
New:high-speed connections including fast building interconnects.
Objective B: Continue to support district LANs to includeUpgrade the district’s wireless network access in the
elementary schools and across the entire Middle/High School.
Notes: Should upgrade wireless to support oneadditional classroom technology as well as securely support student use of personal technology for educational purposes. It is our intention to one initiatives.
Objectiveallow and encourage appropriate classroom use of student’s own laptops, tablets and other information access devices.
Objective C: Continue on a
regularly regularly scheduled basis. Replace each buildings’ Sonicwall in the 08-09 budget cycle. As we
have moved to a model of digital portfolio development,Upgrade network storage needs are increasing
and server storage space will need to increase. Research into open storage solutionsswitches and webbased
productivity tools such as GoogleTools is ongoing.
Notes: Continue to upgrade internal connectionsfirewalls to support new generationsadvancing bandwidth needs for advanced applications. Investigate ways of converged data systems. Actively investigate newproviding the rapidly increasing storage tools to support enhanced media tools.needs of students and staff for advanced media, digital portfolios
Objective D: VPN technology.
Support Support VPN client and administrators.
Investigate wider opportunities for staff (and students?) to access internal resources from home.
Objective
Objective E: Expand teacher professional
development development and student website by
district district staff, students and parents.
Objective
Objective F: Continue Increase ease
and and stability of students while
maintaining maintaining network security. Ongoing researchexperiments into options such as GoogleToolsGoogle Apps may provide
a a solution for and students.
Provide email to students, better collaboration tools for staff.
Objective
Objective G: Purchase all computer
systems. systems. Continue conversations and network
replacement replacement and expansion supports technology
appropriately appropriately and safely.
Continue to protect key areas with panel-based surge suppression.