Unbridling Kentucky:

Internet 2 as a Catalystfor Kentucky Education Network

Presented by:

Ling-yuh W. (Miko) PattieTim Sizemore

April 24, 2006

The Morning Line

Where is KY in the race for improving Education using Broadband Technology?

The Front Runner - Higher Education (KY Postsecondary Education Network)

Governor Fletcher’s Bet – ConnectKentucky – Prescription for Innovation

Locally Bred – K-12 Districts – Putting Pressure on the Leaders by Upgrading Local Networks

KPEN Map

Alltel Aggregation POP (APOP)

Alltel Network Access Point (NAP)

Ashland

MoreheadLexington

Prestonsburg

London

Hazard

CumberlandSomerset

Louisville

Cincinnati

Elizabethtown

Bowling Green

Madisonville

Glasgow

Owensboro

Hopkinsville

Paducah

New facilities for KDE

Washington

ConnectKentucky Map

K-12 Map

Example District Hub Sites

KETS WAN T-1 Data Circuits

Boyd

Rowan Co.

Fayette Co.

Pikeville

London

Perry

LetcherSomerset

J efferson Co.

Grant

Warren Co.

Madisonville

Glasgow

Daviess Co.

Hopkinsville

McCracken Co.

Washington

Frankfort

Faltered or Scratched?

Is the K12 State Wide Network (KETS WAN) Still in the Race?

KETS History

Current Condition

They’re at the Post!

What Helped Get the State Wide Network Back on the Track?

SEGP – UK Sponsored 8 state universities, KCTCS, Ed. Cabinet, KDE, K-12 Schools

Building the Race Team – CPE, Ed. Cabinet, COT, OET, UK, KCTCS, ConnectKentucky, Vendor Partners

Adding Blinkers – How the KHECC helped KDE get “focused” on High-Speed Broadband

Louis Fox & Ann Doyle’s Internet 2 Presentations at KHECC Conference – Sept. 29, 2005

The First Turn

How the Team Helped Put the Statewide Network Back in the Race!

Collaboration & Brainstorming with the Team

The Race Strategy (Vision Statement)

Level the Playing Field

No Child Left Offline

Kentucky Education Network (KEN)

The Joint Budget Request

Head of the Stretch

KEN Out in Front by a Nose!

ConnectKentucky - Technology Day and Internet2 Demo at Frankfort High

Frankfort High – Raising the Stakes!

New “Program of Studies in Technology “

More Internet 2 Launches involving K20

Conferences – Internet2 Demos

Internet2 Day

On-line Testing

KIDS Project

It’s a Dead-Heat!

It’s So Close. Will Everyone Involved Be a Winner?

Governor Fletcher Bets on KEN

The House Votes Yes on KEN

The Senate Votes Yes on KEN

Official Race Results…the Winners are…Kids, Schools, Teachers, KDE, CPE, Ed. Cabinet, ConnectKentucky, KCTCS, Governor Fletcher, UK, OET, & Vendor Partners

Horse Racing Terms

These are the terms used in the presentation:

BLINKERS:   Equipment worn on the bridle to restrict a horse's vision on the sides to help maintain attention and avoid distractions.

BOLT:   Sudden veering from a straight course.

DEAD-HEAT:   Two or more horses finishing in an exact tie at the finish.

FALTERED:   Used for a horse that was in contention early and drops back in the late stages. It is more drastic than weakened but less drastic than stopped.

Horse Racing Terms

Rooster Continued:

FIRST TURN:   Bend in the track beyond the starting point.

FRONT-RUNNER:   A horse who usually leads (or tries to lead) the field for as far as he can.

HEAD OF THE STRETCH:   Beginning of the straight run for the finish.

MORNING LINE:   Approximate odds quoted before wagering begins.

POST:   Starting point or position in starting gate.

SCRATCH:   To be taken out of a race.