1. Shelton School District Tech Services Update 2011 Serving our Students, Staff and Community
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2. Shelton School District Tech Services Update 2011
Tech Continues to Align with the District’s Mission and Goals
Customer Service Improvements
Advancement in Wireless Coverage and Management
Grants Improve Classroom Technology
Server Virtualization Efforts
Time for Questions
I have 5 main points that I am reporting on tonight.

3. Supporting the District Mission
We are continuing to replace tired technology
We are enhancing classroom technologies through grants
We are supporting
online assessments
and high stakes
testing

4. Supporting the District Mission
We are providing virtualized servers to meet increased demands and reduce costs
We have added emergency power to the District’s data center.

5. Customer Service Improvements:
We are on track to have satisfied all outstanding customer service requests
We are continuing to implement changes requested from last year’s Tech survey
We have selected a group of staff who will be working with us to re-design and implement a simpler service request system
We are reviewing options for a call center (help desk) that might work with our reduced staff levels
Start the new year with more time to handle requests as they come in (more timely responses)

6. Wireless Networking Advancements:
Implemented a new and updated Wireless Controller
Distributed Wireless Access Points across District
Replacing existing Wireless Access Points in remaining buildings
Added support for newly adopted devices like iPODs
Increasing network security, protecting our resources

7. Grants Improve Classroom Technology
TL 21 Grants provide
Equipment for classroom technology integration
Hands on training with digital technologies
Instructional strategies for Tech integration into standards based education
Grant lasts for two years

8. Grants Improve Classroom Technology
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TL 21 for SY teachers involved
TL 21 for SY teachers involved
TL 21 for SY teachers have applied
TL 21 Grant Outcomes:
Increased technology literacy
Increased student-centered instructional strategies

9. Grants Improve Classroom Technology
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10. Server Virtualization:
Why Virtualize Servers
Current hardware has increased computing power
Fewer physical servers required
Saves cost on hardware
Saves cost on electricity to run and cool them
Saves cost on operating system s
Able to provide increased fault tolerance
We are clustering virtual servers that provide failover
We are utilizing a high fault tolerant storage server
Virtualization a smart use of resources

11. Tech Services Update SY -2010-2011:
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