Guiding Principle 02

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Communicate.jpgFacilitate Communication and Collaboration









Actions in Place Now


  • The Technology Leadership Committee meets regularly to guide technology decision making
    • The committee consists of operations personnel and educators
    • Communication amongst stakeholders is enhanced through this committee

  • Ubiquitous access at all of our schools with either ethernet or wireless access
  • Servers at every school for saving files
  • DNS servers at the District Office
  • District e-mail service
  • Four year Cycle Computer Purchase Program
  • Professional Development in the use of technology to improve student and teacher collaboration

Actions to be Completed this School Year

  • New Web Policy designed to drive Technology in our schools will be drafted and adopted by the end of this school year
  • New Content Management Web Server
    • Druple or equivalent CMS software on District Web Server
    • MySQL
    • PHP
    • Expandability
    • Ability to run html sites (Dreamweaver District Site) along side the new CMS system

  • New e-mail server with:
    • exchange server like gmail.com
    • Server that can activate all of the functions of Outlook
    • Common and private calendars, groups
    • Interactivity amongst email users
    • Standardized functionality througout the school district
    • Will work from all locations - home, school and away
    • html compatible
    • Expandable



What Actions Will Help Us Improve?

Please add any ideas you may have that would help improve Communication and Collaboration.
  • Installation of more robust networks to allow the full functions of OS X Servers
  • Improve the connectivity of our wireless systems in our schools so that a class set of computers can access the wireless system at the same time without clients dropping signal
  • Wireless access using DHCP where teachers and students can log in at any school with an ID and Password
  • More communication and cooperation between CRTs and Technicians
  • Full complement of tools established with templates for easy use by students and educators
  • A common place for teachers to post homework on the School District website linked into the school's webpage. Consistent format, easy access.
  • easy access wiki's that teachers and students can use to set up common work areas for projects and assignments
  • Organized content repositories to provide rich resources for classrooms, for day to day lessons, enrichment and remediation
  • Establishment of SECURE parts of the school district web environment where professionals could dialogue about issues, potential solutions and resource sharing...akin to a VIRTUAL COFFEE SHOP...where people drop in to add their 3 cents worth...and leave


How Will We Know We Are Successful?

Please add any ideas you may have that would suggest we are succeeding with improving Communication and Collaboration.
  • Students are interacting online.
  • Students are using content online
  • Students are using the website online
  • Educators are directing students to the website for homework, resources, projects, online tutoring, for interaction.
  • Parents are interacting online, checking content online, and are giving positive feedback that they are easily informed about homework, resources, projects, and online tutoring through our on-line technology.
  • Teachers have established rich and dynamic resource sites (pages) for students to visit to support their learning from the class