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Westfield School District

Status Report from the

Parent Teacher Council Technology Committee

Presented to:

Westfield Board of Education

Presented by:

Mark Friedberg

Chair, PTC Technology Committee

13 September 2011



Agenda

ü Committee Goals and Objectives

ü Committee Members - Who We Are

ü Findings

ü

Proposalsü Plans

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PTC Tech Committee: Goals and Objectives

ü Develop recommendations for technology

programs that will have a positive impact onWestfield Public Schools at all grade levels

ü Solicit feedback from teachers, principals,administrators, and local PTO’s

ü

Report recommendations to the PTC

ü Determine the cost and benefits of thetechnology programs

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PTC Tech Committee Members –Parents and Administration (2010-11)Parents from Each of the 10 Schoolsü Jennifer Siegel – Franklinü Albert Paglialunga – Jeffersonü Sumeet Kishnani – McKinleyü Barbara Maguire – Tamaquesü Jay Macry – Washingtonü

Mark Friedberg – Wilsonü Greg Wolf – Edisonü Charlie Bergman – Rooseveltü Dominic DiGiorgio – Westfield High

Schoolü <Vacant> – Lincoln

Districtü Brian Auker – Chief Technology Officerü Lorre Korecky – Community Relations

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Three Task Forces for District-Wide IT Initiatives

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Long-Term, Multi-Year District-Wide “IT

Programs and Initiatives”



WF Student-to-Computer Ratio is Higher than the StateAverage of 3.3

• Trend: Our Student-to-Computer Ratio Is Rising Sharply• Last 3 years: Spending for new computer equipment has been cut

by over 80%• 70% of the District Wide Installed Base of Computers are 4 years

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Recommendations – 2 Long Range Programs

ü Computer Purchase/Refresh Program (Timeframe 5 Years)

Provide additional and replacement computers to allstakeholders in the Westfield School District such that weimprove the student to computer ratio to 3.0 or lower

ü Wireless/Mobile Computing (Timeframe 2-3 years)Design and implement a secure wireless network everywherethroughout Westfield Public Schools in order to support mobilecomputing. The secure wireless network will support mobileaccess to the public internet, school intranet, and the school

private network via laptop computer, tablet computer, iPad, orany Wi-Fi enabled device.

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Proposal: Computer Refresh Programü Description – Provide additional and annual replacement computers to all stakeholders in the Westfield School District such that we lower the

student to computer ratio to 3.0 or better

ü Justification

The statewide average for student-to-computer ratio is 3.3

Computers are no longer a “nice to have” amenity – they are a requirement to allow students to keep pace with modern learning and research methodsthus preparing them for the future.

An inadequate quantity of usable computers is lowering Westfield’s educational school ranking.

ü Cost – $500-$1,000 per seat.

1,500 additional computers (estimate) – gets us to 3.0 ratio

500 replacement computers annually to maintain 3.0 ratio (estimate, assumes 6,300 students)

Laptops, notebook, PC’s, multi-seat, other

ü Benefits

Computers are an essential learning tool – more computers mean more learning

Better prepare students to achieve excellence

Better integration of technology with curriculum

Access and use of current software, collaboration, and on-line resources will provide the best, most advanced learning environment for all of ourstudents.

ü Timeframe – 5 years

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Proposal: Wireless/Mobile Computing

ü Description – Design and implement a secure wireless network everywhere throughout the Westfield School District in order to support mobile computing. The secure wireless network will support mobile access to the public internet, school intranet, and the school private network via laptop computer, tabletcomputer, iPad, or any Wi-Fi enabled device.

ü Justification

As more computer and Wi-Fi enabled devices enter our school system, access to the public internet, school intranet, and the school private network will becomea bottleneck.

Without a wireless infrastructure, mobile computing is not a reality

This project is a “foundation” technology to support many other IT initiatives moving forward – it is sometimes considered basic IT plumbing like phone,electricity, and water

ü Cost – $150,000-$200,000 (estimate)

ü Benefits

Boost student, teacher, administrator and visitor productivity (the computer is at hand - ready for use)

Provide network access in large open areas, i.e., libraries, halls or theatres

Goes hand-in-hand with the 3.0 student-to-computer ratio

Support dynamic class sizes or flexible teaching spaces

Improve sharing or utilization of computers (mobile location)

Allow widespread network access for faculty and administrators

Allow rapid deployment of extra networking for special events

Allowing teachers and students to potentially use their own computers

Timeframe – 2-3 years

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Our Plan of Action Going Forward

ü Top Priority: Develop FinancialPlans – Board of Ed and Dr. Dolan

Line item in the School Budget

Capital, not expense – this isyearly, recurring costs

Maintenance, support andprofessional development

ü Top Priority: Develop Fundraising1010



Almost 70% of the District Wide Installed Base of Computers are 4 years orolder

Source: Office of the CTO, April 2011, Westfield School District

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