Technology Services

Technology UpdateWINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLSSEPTEMBER 2015

District Technology Needs

Major Initiatives

Wireless Infrastructure and Switching Upgrade PC Refresh and Lifecycle Classroom Instructional Technology

Connectivity and Infrastructure

Why do we need it?

Mobile Computing Online Testing Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Increased Reliance on Online Resources

Connectivity and InfrastructureWireless

Current State

Grades 5 – 12 are complete with one access point per classroom (funded with RttT and local funding sources)

Grades PreK – 4 are covered with one access point for every four classrooms (funded with RttT)

Connectivity and Infrastructure Wireless

Wireless Connectivity Infrastructure Buildout

20162012 201520142013

$915k ERATE/RttT Funding $905k County/EC Funding $630k Local Fund Balance $900k Unfunded

2012 - 2013RttT Wireless/ERATE Switch Upgrade

2013 - 2014HS Wireless/Switch Upgrade

2015 - 2016ES Wireless/Switch Upgrade

2014 - 2015MS Wireless/Switch Upgrade

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ERATE Switch Upgrade (14) Schools

RttT Wireless 1:3 $915k District Investment

HS Wireless 1:1 EC Classroom Wireless 1:1 $905k District Investment

MS Wireless/ Switch Upgrade1:1 Ratio

$630k District Need

ES Wireless/ Switch Upgrade 1:1 Ratio

$900k District Need

Connectivity and InfrastructureWireless

Wireless Infrastructure Costs

Prek - 4th Grades 5th - 8th Grades 9th - 12th

ERATE RttT

PreK – 4th $900K

5th – 8th$630K

9th – 12th$905K

Connectivity and Infrastructure LAN/WAN

Switch and Router Upgrade

Increase WAN/LAN backbone to 10 GB Increase endpoint port speed to 1 GB for wireless and wired connections Majority of switch and router infrastructure (2100 devices) are end of life

Connectivity and Infrastructure ERATE

ERATE Funding Opportunity

ERATE Modernization Order Potential $150 per student funding for infrastructure $7.1 million for wireless completion and switch infrastructure WSFCS will be responsible for 20% (funded through RttT)

Device Lifecycle Device Refresh

Why do we need it?

Mobile computing Online testing Personalized learning BYOD supplements

Device Lifecycle Current State

Device Counts by OS

Windows XP Windows 7 Windows 8 Tablets

23683Windows 7 Pro

Tablets

Windows XP

Windows 8.1 206

4700Windows XP is end of lifeDevices have 512 MB or lessNot supported for online test-ing beginning 2015Mainly 8-10 year old desktop computers

29798

8,600 laptops to 5th- and 8th-grade science and HS biology 4,500 laptops to all full-time certified staff 1,200 iPads to K-2 teachers 1,900 laptops to 6th and 7th grades

Device Lifecycle Recent Deployments

Replace classroom desktop computers with Chromebooks Currently planning to rollout 13,000 Chromebooks this fall Mobile carts of devices for classroom sets 1:1 program pilots 20% annual refresh

Device Lifecycle Strategy

Classroom Technology Legacy Components$9,500

Classroom Technology Current Components$4,300

Classroom Technology Current State

$18.6m District Investment

2014 - 20182007 - 2014

20192007

$3.6m Unfunded

2014 - 2016Elementary Schools

2016 - 2017Middle Schools

2017 - 2018High Schools

$2.1m Unfunded $1.7m Unfunded

2013 - 2018Complete All Classroom Technology SolutionsPartial Classroom Installation: 1335

Full Classroom Installations: 849$7.4m Unfunded

2007 - 20142006 Construction Bond Technology Projects1257 Full Classroom Installations

Title 1, PTA, and School Funded, Matching Funds 276 Full Classroom Installations

Title 1, PTA, and School Funded1335 Partial Classroom Installations

2014 2015 2016 2017 20182008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Does not include estimates to upgrade and sustain current installations

Wireless and Switch Infrastructure: $7.1 M ERATE/RttT PC Refresh and Lifecyle $3.4 M County/Credit Line Classroom Instructional Technology $ ? M County Recurring Funding?

Current and Potential Funding Sources