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=Technology Plan Objectives =

To assess the hardware and software needs faculty and students. || Use an email questionnaire to determine faculty and student hardware needs. || Create the poll, administer the poll, collect the data, meet with the Technology Committee to discuss a plan of action and review the hardware/software renewal plan as needed. || Ongoing discussions with Technology Committee regarding hardware needs independent of the pool. || Technology Committee discussion and review of hardware renewal plan. || Use the BISSNET staff and student (paper) questionnaires. || Technology Coordinator will compile the data and present to the Technology Committee and Academic Council for comments and suggestions. Tech committee will then review hardware renewal plan as needed. || //**Goal**// || //**Objective**// || //**Tasks**// || To know the future technological skills needed by our students. || Review technology in use at other local high schools, colleges, fortune 500 businesses, and local businesses to enhance decisions. || Assign different members of the Technology Committee to collect information on those technologies in use. || To keep faculty mobile computers up-to-date. || Integrate faculty mobile computers into the hardware renewal plan. || Technology Coordinator revises this document. || //**Goal**// || //**Objective**// || //**Tasks**// || To provide an opportunity for all faculty and staff to request new hardware. || Have a hardware request form available for staff and faculty. || Technology Coordinator to create online and paper hardware renewal form and review regularly with the Committee and school administration. || To respond timely to common technology repair issues. || Continue the current "Help Desk" in-house model of service to faculty/staff. || Keep Assistant to the Technology Coordinator position as part of the budget. || To minimize hardware or software failure. || Continue existing warranties on all essential networking hardware and servers; continue to budget funds for hardware and software support. || Technology Coordinator will budget for warranties and 3rd party hardware and software support. || To standardize platorms and applications. || Ensure that all faculty/staff use the latest version of Windows on a PC; maintain the most recent version of Microsoft Office on all school computers. || Yearly review of existing software and approval of Academic Council and Technology Committee recommendations before using NY State Mandated Student Funds and Federal Title II Funds. || To ensure faculty and staff have the necessary skill level to maximize productivity in the classroom. || Provide training on emerging and existing technologies for use in the classroom. || After school classes, staff development in-service days, courses offered through BISSNET, and annual funds set aside for off-campus training. || //**Goal**// || //**Objective**// || //**Tasks**// || To guarantee a digital projector in each classroom. || Ceiling mounted wireless projectors provided in every classroom where they will be frequently used by teachers. Loaner projectors for ad hoc use by other teachers. || Budget and purchase the appropriate number of devices while reviewing the number of existing and near-future faculty requiring mobile devices. || To provide teachers with mobile devices so they can walk around the classroom, enhance student learning, and increase productivity them off-campus. || Provide mobile computing devices for all faculty members who display a need. || Administration to interview the faculty and determine the number and type of devices needed. || Technology Coordinator to purchase devices Spring 2011. || Tech Coordinator and Assistant to configure laptops during Summer 2011. || Provide training during 2011-2012 school year. || Provide in-service training on using mobile devices in the classroom. || To allow teachers access to data files off-campus. || Set up a VPN for those teachers with mobile computing devices. || Technology Coordinator to set up network for VPN access and Assistant to set up mobile devices with VPN client. || To facilitate student communication with teachers and each other via safe email. || Set up intra-net email account that work only with stfrancishigh.org accounts. || Purchase and implement a Microsoft Exchange e-mail server. || //**Goal**// || //**Objective**// || //**Tasks**// || To inform parents of student progress and activities in a more timely manner. || Parents can check the academic progress of their son and get other information via the school website. || Continue to upgrade and expand the school website. Purchase and setup a webserver and utilize the html output of our current SchoolMaster SIS. || Security will be put in place to password protect all student information and not list any student personal information outside a secure authorization system. || //**Goal**// || //**Objective**// || //**Tasks**// || To ensure all areas of campus have fast, reliable network connections, including available wireless access points. || Update network infrastructure. || Replace existing wiring and hubs with new wiring, routers, and switches. || Replace Science Lab access points and install new access points for the entire campus. || To prevent data loss through an automated daily, redundant backup system. || Automated daily cycle of backups, End of Month Backups, End of Year backups, offsite storage, and disaster plan. || Purchase a backup server, purchase network-assisted storage, formulate a plan to store EOY tapes and pervious year EOM tapes off-campus. || Technology Coordinator to formulate a disaster recovery plan and educate the Assistant and school administration in the event of an emergency. || To maintain a secure network free from threats. || Protect all devices on the network from viruses, spyware, hacking and other attacks. || Use available Windows server and Anti-Virus/Anti-Hacking/Anti-Spyware software. Network Administration maintained by the Technology Coordinator. || To protect students, faculty, and staff from inappropriate content and dangerous persons on the Internet. || Filter the Internet for all users, with particular attention to student accounts. || Continue to run Internet filtering software and upgrade the Proxy server to monitor and control Internet usage. ||
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