Technology Department Blaine County School District Teresa Mc

Technology Department Blaine County School District | Teresa Mc. Goffin | Apr-2017

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Vision We are an exemplary technology team. Mission We facilitate 21 st Century learning by providing innovative technology through: Supporting curriculum with technology to inspire a collaborative learning environment Identifying and utilizing current and emerging technologies that enhance learning Enabling professional development and technologies necessary for student learning Providing and supporting robust technology infrastructure and services in a timely and effective manner

Goals § Technology to Inspire, Engage, Educate and Empower every student § Engage students with technology tools for 21 st century learning § Help teachers with technology in curriculum § Maintain high quality Infrastructure – Broadband Internet to every device – Ubiquitous Wi. Fi throughout all facilities – High level support services on hardware and software

Accomplishments § Fiber 1 Gb build-out to all sites with partner: Syringa Networks § Implementation of virtual environment and migration of physical servers § One-to-One Chromebooks with Google Apps for Education – 24/7 learning opportunities for students – Reduces testing from 5 to 2 weeks in Spring § Instructional Technology support on demand § Wi. Fi in every building, classroom, teaching space § Interactive white board, projector, sound system in every classroom and teaching space

Accomplishments § Google adoption: – Gmail for all staff and students – Collaboration & Communication enhanced with Google Classroom and Drive – Expeditions for augmented lesson plans § New Website – Summer 2016 § Live streaming of School Board meetings and other events § Safety and Security – Full perimeter security at all schools – Cameras – Phone codes to activate emergency communications and lock buildings § Single, district-wide phone system with telephone in every teaching space

Feedback § “Everyone has what they need every day, 24 hours a day with 0 down time. Because I. T. is always up and running, we don’t realize how good it is. ” ~Howard Royal § "As a principal in Blaine County, I really appreciate the continual support of the Tech Department. When I discuss our technical security and safety measures and our accessibility of devices and connectivity with other administrators in Idaho, they are amazed. My biggest praise, however, relates to their responsiveness to our immediate, short and long-term requests. “ ~Fritz Peters § 95% of parents surveyed “Strongly Agree” or “Agree” with this statement on 2016 -17 Climate Survey.

Helen Joyce Brown – Administrative Assistant § On boarding new staff § Creates all new accounts for staff and students § First line help desk support § Completes all Chromebook repairs in-house § Purchasing, Receiving and Inventory Management § System Prep of new computers § Teaching and Learning support for District Office – WIDA, Curriculum Software

Ben Anderson, Computer Technician § Full service support for Hailey Elementary, WRMS, Community Campus – 1020 Computers, 101 Interactive Teaching Spaces, 90 Printers § Network Security: Firewall and Internet Filtering § Audio-Visual support for web streaming § VMware, Novell and Windows server support

Jared Ramsey, Computer Technician § Full service support for Alturas, Bellevue, Carey, Hemingway – 953 Computers, 114 Interactive Teaching Spaces, 130 Printers § Apple certified hardware technician § Software support – classroom tools § KACE computer deployment and management – Initial system image: OS and application setup – Software deployment and updates § Anti-Virus Management § VMware, Novell and Windows server support

Ruben Rivera, Systems Administrator § Full service Skyward support: – – – § Student Information System including Online Registration/Enrollment Educator Access including Gradebook Human Resources Finance and Rev. Track Textbook Tracking Skylert Text Notifications Reporting – ISEE – Idaho System for Educational Excellence – Civil Rights Data reporting – Ad Hoc data queries § Purchasing support – state contracts § Software Support – Data Provisioning – – Destiny Library System Renaissance Place (Accelerated Reader and STAR) Mileposts Excent Enrich (IEP software)

Shawn Williams, Computer Technician § Full service support for WRHS, SCHS, District Office, Maintenance, DSS – 725 Computers, 70 Interactive Teaching Spaces, 98 Printers § Lenel On. Guard support – Door System, 86 controlled doors – Camera System, 220 Cameras – Aiphone Intercom integration § Certiport testing for student certifications: – Microsoft, Adobe, Auto. Desk

Paul Zimmerman, Technology Innovation Specialist § Full service Google Apps for Education support – Email, Drive, Calendar, Hangouts, Admin Panel – Google Classroom used by 60% of our teachers – Email security for students (Gaggle) § Microsoft 365 - Taking MS Office to the next level § Chromebook support – 2750 devices § Innovations in learning: – Augmented lesson plans, Google Expeditions – Project Based learning resource – 3 D Printing – Coding, Minecraft. EDU, Computer Science Curriculum § Teacher Training – 30 classes per year – Teacher driven, one-to-one training, average 20 teachers per week

Teresa Mc. Goffin, Director of Technology § Manager of Tech Department: 7 employees, $2 million budget § Complete support of network infrastructure: § Informa. Cast Notification System – Wiring and Wireless (300 Access Points) – Routing and Switching and Firewall – Cisco Phone System (650 devices) – Bells, Emergency Notifications § Virtual Environment and Servers – VMware (80 virtual machines) – File and Print, HVAC, Backup, DNS/DHCP, LDAP/AD, Application Servers § Safety and Security team support

Motivation Quote from Scholarship Application from BCSD Student

Competitive Analysis of Tech Department § Strengths – Responsive tech support – High quality equipment and infrastructure, 99% up-time – Innovative, self-directed, loyal staff § Weaknesses – Pulled in many directions at once – Staff experts in stand alone areas – Spread too thin due to extensive number and complexity of systems

Maintain Infrastructure to Support District Goals § Chromebooks § Update Virtual Environment § § Migrate to Windows Network Dark Fiber Build Out 10 Gb § One-to-One Devices for Students § STEAM § Project Based Learning § Computer Science Curriculum