TECHNOLOGY PLAN 2016-2019

Konawa Public School

Mission Statement of Konawa Public School

“Encouraging and motivating each child to meet the challenges, choices, and opportunities of the future.”

Who I am…Technology Director

Professional Educator

36 years in education22 years in Konawa School

JOB DESCRIPTION

Duties The function, responsibilities, and compensation of the Technology Director for Konawa Public School were established by Larry Mays, Superintendent, in 2002. At that time, the district employed two persons who shared the duties; the Technology Director and an Elementary School Computer Coordinator. The Director’s job function was:

• To Coordinate and administer the District Technology Plan. • To develop a cadre of school level technology leaders who will help implement the Plan. • To train and support staff in the integration of educational technology skills into the curriculum and to help teachers obtain, learn, and use educational technology resources to improve their instructional effectiveness. • To serve as the liaison between teachers and administrators for technology issues.

Numerous performance responsibilities were defined to clarify the role of the Technology Director and to be used as an evaluation rubric. The initial responsibilities established that the Director was to:

• Provide the leadership for the development and implementation of the District Technology Plan. The District Technology Planning Committee shall meet at least once per year and write a new plan every third year. • Remain technically competent and politically aware by attending training workshops, seminars, State Technology meetings, and conventions as approved by the Superintendent. • Provide in-service help to staff on hardware and software issues. This includes visiting classrooms on request and giving demonstration lessons to pupils. • Teach a high school level course on Web Publishing and Design. • Make recommendations to teachers, Principals, and support personnel of purchasing and use of computers and other technological devices. • Maintain records of equipment and resources. Develop a district-wide software inventory. • Assist in the setup and software installation of new equipment. • Perform basic trouble shooting and maintenance work. Determine whether a problem needs outside help or can be fixed in-house. • Enter and maintain student, staff, and library patron accounts on file servers. • Develop and maintain a list of resource persons, develop contacts with vendors, and utilize support services to maintain the district’s investment in software and network services. The Coordinator will serve as the District’s contact person with MAS, ADPC,

Winnebago, and other district-adopted software.

Terms of Employment for the Technology Director were established as: • Salary as determined by the Superintendent. • Workday/Workweek as established by the Superintendent.

The Technology Director’s performance was to be evaluated annually by the Superintendent based upon the job description stated.

New Duties Since 2002 the duties of the Technology Director have expanded and new functions and responsibilities have been added to the role. Some of these are:

Sole responsibility—the position of Elementary Computer Coordinator was eliminated in 2003 when she became Elementary Principal and elected not to fill her Coordinator position with a replacement. As a result, the number of teachers supported and the number of computers to be maintained by the Director was doubled. During the same period, the elementary staff adopted a number of technology based strategies (Accelerated Reader, Reading Plus, Dibbles Testing) the require support time and frequent trouble-shooting.

WAVE—the Oklahoma Legislature now requires that the student information and accounting systems of all public schools be connected to Oklahoma State Department of Education servers. Since Oklahoma was the first state in the US to implement this communication strategy, a great deal of training and time was required to bring the system on line. On-going updates and maintenance are also necessary. The Technology Director has had to serve as a liaison between the OSDE, the software development vendor and school employees who enter and utilize the shared information.

State Mandated Testing—the OSDE began on-line testing of student in 2006 and expects all tests to be administered on-line by 2009. Separate vendors have been awarded contracts for End of Instruction and Criterion Referenced Tests so the training sessions and installation procedures are separate for each type of test. This doubles the time required of the Technology Director in setting up and monitoring tests. Test related responsibilities will only increase over time.

Technology Plan—in recent years the nature of the technology plan has become much more rigorous as the district’s technology goals have become more ambitious and the federal government as imposed No Child Left Behind requirements on district plans. The frequency of reviewing, updating, and revising the plan has increased. In an effort to fund technology goals, the director has also invested much time and energy in writing the district’s Title IID grant proposal.

Help Desk—as the number of applications used by teachers and students has increased, so has the time required by the Director in assisting users with problems. In addition to answering questions and trouble-shooting problems, the Director has also been required to assist with a variety of projects: from the problem-laden time clock system (attached to network and servers) to the digital marquee.

Computer Labs—while the elementary school employs two persons to monitor and assist in the two elementary computer labs, there is no such help available in the middle school or high school. Therefore it has fallen unto the Directors responsibility to schedule time in the labs and to maintain and repair the lab computers. The mobile lab must be delivered to the scheduled teacher’s classroom each morning and returned to a secure area each evening.

Teaching Assignment—when one of our mathematics teachers resigned in 2005, the decision was made to replace her with a coach. This replacement strategy meant that fewer math courses could be taught because of these coaching duties so I was assigned to teach math classes in addition to my other duties. I have been teaching one to three math classes since that time in addition to my other duties. What was said to be a temporary solution has become a permanent one.

In conclusion, the time and energy required of the Technology director has dramatically increased over the last few years. The workload in the summer weeks is already so great that ten to twelve hours workdays are common. Also, implementing the goals of the technology plan has been impeded by the lack of a budget.

TECHNOLOGY PLANS ARE NO

LONGER REQUIRED

State of Oklahoma Requirement USAC (Schools and Libraries Division) Requirement Requirement by Common Sense

TECHNOLOGY PLANNING COMMITTEE

AssessmentStrategy

Advocacy Evaluation

Management

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Andy Gower, Superintendent

Nancy Wilson, Treasurer

Tom Smith, Technology Director

Kim Wilson, Elementary School Principal

Sean Walker, Middle School Principal

Karis Reavis, High School Principal

Darrel Walker, Community/Business Representative Susan Cope, Faculty Representative

Destiny Darbison, Librarian

Stacey Coffey, Parent Representative Trinity Roe, Student Representative

STATE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

preface to tech plan

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Top 3 Myths Debunked

MYTH #1 IT’S JUST MY

COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET

Wrong: there is a whole other world of

infrastructure that makes your computer work

Fasten your seatbelt, here we go…

KONAWA INFRASTRUCTURE

Servers (Admin, eMail, Accounts, Storage, DNS, DHCP, ILS, VocBus, Wireless Controller)

Router, Firewall, Web Content Filter, Spam Filter

Switches (4HS, 5MS, 5LH, 2UH, 2ADM, 2LIB, 1PAC, 2VOC, 6WIFI)

WIFI Access Points (4HS, 5MS, 5UH, 5LH, 1ADM, 2PAC, 1Band, 2CafGym, 4VOC, 1FH)

Network Device Inventory - December 2015

Many of these are entries for multiple devices

SERVERS

Window 2013 (Admin - ActiveDirectory, DNS, DHCP, WenGage Accounting, Lunch POS, Time Clock, SIS)

Windows 2013 (Vocational - ActiveDirectory, DNS, DHCP

Window 2003 (Integrated Learning System)

OSX-Server (Faculty/Student OpenDirectory, eMail, DNS, file storage, account management)

CLIENTS

Windows (3 flavors), OS X (3 flavors), iOS (2 flavors)

Admin (12), Faculty (49), Support (2), Student (209), Mobile Devices (82), BYOD (??)

OS Updates, Software Updates, New Service Config and Install

Install, Support, Repair, End of Life

Konawa Public School - Computer Inventory

Room School Building

Quantity Description Operating System Year Purchased Teacher Usage

HS 108 High School 16 iMac Computer OS X El Capitan, 10.11 2013 T Smith Student

HS 108 High School 1 MacBook Pro OS X El Capitan, 10.11 2013 T Smith Faculty

HS 108 High School 1 iMac Computer OS X El Capitan, 10.11 2009 T Smith Faculty

HS 107 High School 20 iMac Computer OS X El Capitan, 10.11 2013 Lab Student

HS 105 High School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 B Carnes Faculty

HS 103 High School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 D Gallagher Faculty

HS 104 High School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 D Garner Faculty

HS 102 High School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 S Johnson Faculty

HS101 High School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2014 J Coon Faculty

HS Art High School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 M Johnson Faculty

HS Student Center High School 1 Lenovo ThinkCenter Windows 7 2014 J Osborn Admin

HS Office High School 1 Lenovo ThinkCenter Windows 7 2014 K Reavis Admin

HS FCCLA High School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 S Smith Faculty

HS Science High School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 P Wilson Faculty

HS Counselor High School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 L Patterson Faculty

HS Counselor High School 1 Lenovo ThinkCenter Windows 7 2009 L Patterson Faculty

HS 100 High School 7 iMac Computer OS X El Capitan, 10.11 2010 Yearbook Student

HS ATAE High School 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 T Gorczyca Faculty

HS VoAg High School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 C Kelso Faculty

Band Hall Admin 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 D Longest Faculty

MS Science Middle School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 A Sewell Faculty

MS 23 Middle School 17 Dell Vostro Windows 10 2012 S Cope Student

MS 23 Middle School 8 Dell Laptop Windows 10 2015 S Cope Student

MS 23 Middle School 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 S Cope Faculty

MS Office Middle School 1 Lenovo ThinkCenter Windows 7 2014 S Walker Admin

MS Student Center Middle School 1 Lenovo ThinkCenter Windows 7 2014 K Kiker Admin

MS 16 Middle School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 A Schlegel Faculty

MS 17 Middle School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 D Issacs Faculty

MS 18 Middle School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 T Madron Faculty

MS 20 Middle School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 T Reeder Faculty

MS 21 Middle School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 K Davis Faculty

MS 22 Middle School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 K Moore Faculty

MS 29 Middle School 25 iMac Computer OS X El Capitan, 10.11 2013 Lab Student

MS 26 Middle School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 G Garner Faculty

MS 30 Middle School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 B Leslie Faculty

MS 31 Middle School 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 M Prewett Faculty

MS 32 Middle School 12 iMac Computer OS X El Capitan, 10.11 2013 Lab Student

MS 32 Middle School 1 iMac Computer OS X, 10.6.8 2006 B Gallagher Faculty

Elem Office Elementary 1 Lenovo ThinkCenter Windows 7 2014 K Wilson Admin

Elem Office Elementary 1 Lenovo ThinkCenter Windows 7 2014 B Campbell Admin

Elem 1 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 J Preston Faculty

Elem 2 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 B Dean Faculty

Elem 3 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 L Kiker Faculty

Elem 3 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X, 10.5.8 2005 L Kiker Student

Elem 4 Elementary 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 J Yott Faculty

Elem 4 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X, 10.5.8 2005 J Yott Student

Elem 5 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 K Huckleberry Faculty

Elem 5 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X, 10.5.8 2005 K Huckleberry Student

Elem 6 Elementary 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 J Mullins Faculty

Elem 6 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X, 10.5.8 2005 J Mullins Student

Elem 7 Elementary 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 T Allen Faculty

Elem 7 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X, 10.5.8 2005 T Allen Student

Elem 8 Elementary 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 D Carr Faculty

Elem 8 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X, 10.5.8 2005 D Carr Student

Elem 9 Elementary 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 S Adkins Faculty

Elem 9 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 S Adkins Student

Elem 10 Elementary 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 L Norman Faculty

Elem 10 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 L Norman Student

Elem 11 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 L Kuestersteffen Faculty

Elem 11 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 L Kuestersteffen Student

Elem 12 Elementary 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 T Eberle Faculty

Elem 12 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 T Eberle Student

Elem 13 Elementary 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 E Fixico Faculty

Elem 13 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 E Fixico Student

Elem 14 Elementary 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 R Johnson Faculty

Elem 14 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 R Johnson Student

Elem 16 Elementary 1 MacBook Air OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2015 D Watters Faculty

Elem 16 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X, Yosemite, 10.10 2009 D Watters Faculty

Elem 16 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X, 10.5.8 2005 D Watters Student

Elem 17 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X, 10.5.8 2005 M Khoury Support

Elem 17 Elementary 2 iMac Computer OS X, 10.6.8 2009 Lab Student

Elem Lab Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2010 L Doner Support

Elem Lab Elementary 24 iMac Computer OS X, 10.5.8 2005 Lab Student

Elem Cart Elementary 16 MacBook OS X, 10.6.8 2007 Cart Student

UE Lab Elementary 25 iMac Computer OS X, 10.5.8 2005 Lab Student

MS Cart Elementary 16 MacBook OS X, 10.6.8 2007 Cart Student

UE 28 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X El Capitan, 10.11 2009 Spare Faculty

UE 29 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 A Hasler Faculty

UE 29 Elementary 2 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 A Hasler Student

UE 32 Elementary 1 MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 B Heilaman Faculty

UE 32 Elementary 2 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 B Heilaman Student

UE 33 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 J Troglin Faculty

UE 33 Elementary 2 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 J Troglin Student

UE 34 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 S Baldwin Faculty

UE 34 Elementary 2 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 S Baldwin Student

UE 36 Elementary 1 iMac Computer OS X El Capitan, 10.11 2013 K Freeborn Faculty

Admin Office Admin 5 Lenovo ThinkCenter Windows 7 2014 Admin Admin

Bus Barn Bus Barn 1 iMac Computer OS X Yosemite, 10.10 2009 K Watters Admin

Study Results

Usage Total Number of Computers < 3+ years > 3 years

Student 209 98 111

Faculty 49 4 45

Admin 12 11 1

Support 2 0 2

Table Data

Usage Total Number of Computers < 3+ years > 3 years

Student 209 98 111

Faculty 49 4 45

Admin 12 11 1

Support 2 0 2

Usage of Total Computer Assets

1%4%

18%

77%

Student Faculty Admin Support

Age of Assets by Usage

0

75

150

225

300

Student Faculty Admin Support

2

1

45

111

114

98

< 3+ years > 3 years

�1

Client Installs as of

December 2016

OTHER DEVICES

Printers (about 75% of job requests are printing)

SmartBoards (almost every classroom)

iPads

Scanners

Card Readers

CURRICULUM AND TESTING

OCCT (State Testing)

OdysseyWare, SuccessMaker, Study Island, Reading+, Accelerated Reader, Accelerated Math, Ancillary Software, Dibels Testing

SmartNotebook

Special Ed Web Services, Speech Therapy Web Services

WEB BASED PLUGINS

Flash Player

JAVA

Microsoft Silverlight

Accelerated Math Print Management

THERE’S A LOT MORE, BUT WE DON’T HAVE THE TIME.

LET’S SUM UP MYTH #1 BY SAYING…

Resource AllocationVendor RelationshipsDeploymentResponsible DisposalStaff DevelopmentWeb SiteSocial Mediathe list goes on!

-- Michael Cincala, Manager at Deloitte & Touche

“Today’s information systems professional is less concerned with programming and more concerned with

pairing industry knowledge with technology knowledge to achieve strategic goals and make

positive change in an organization”

It’s not just your computer and the Internet. That’s just all that you can see.

MYTH #2 YOU BUY

TECHNOLOGY AND THEN IT LASTS

FOREVER

Wrong: Just like a lightbulb, every device is has a lifespan

and every system has mean time between failure

–Tom Smith, April 11, 2016 (please don’t say I didn’t warn you)“Failure is predictable”

IMMINENT FAILURES

Network Devices (Average age: 8 years, MTBF: 6 years)

Faculty Computers (Average age: 7 years, MTBF: 6 years)

Elementary Labs (Average age: 7 years, MTBF: 6 years)

Elementary Classroom Computers (Average age: 9 years, MTBF: 6 years)

SmartBoards and Projectors (Average age: 7 years, MTBF: 5 years)

MTBF Sources: Consumer Technology Association, Cisco Systems, IRS

Vintage is a good thing for wine selection,but for technology it’s a wakeup call.

An example asset serial number in the Elementary Lab(teacher computers purchased at the same time).