Video Conferencing Video Conferencing ProposalProposal

August 20, 2003August 20, 2003

Presented to Carolina ConferencePresented to Carolina Conference

Carolina Conference of Seventh-day Carolina Conference of Seventh-day Adventist Adventist

Education Mission StatementEducation Mission Statement::

“To create Seventh-day Adventist schools of excellence that are focused on optimal student growth experiences where teachers are continuously seeking ways to improve curriculum, instruction, and assessment within a nurturing, spiritual environment.”

VISION:VISION:

• To link the Carolina Conference office and strategic places in the field together through video conferencing.

GOALS:GOALS:– To provide an environment where teachers can

meet together for interactive staff development without extensive travel and time.

– To provide a time and distance effective manner for teachers to observe each other actually teaching in the classroom for the purposes of mentoring and coaching.

– To link students to students of other SDA schools for the purpose of interactive learning

PHASE ONE:

• Increase Band Width at Pisgah Academy and Conference Office.

Step One

Highlighted Benefits:

• No Long Distance charges for Pisgah or the Conference Office.

• Upgrade voice and phone system for both locations.

• Infrastructure in place for conference-wide networking with data, voice, and video.

• 800 numbers for both sites at no additional charge.

PHASE ONE:

• Install video camera at Pisgah Academy.

• Install video camera at Conference Office.

Step Two

Highlighted Benefits:

• Reduced travel for meetings between Pisgah and Conference Office.

• Increased rate of quorum for meetings. • Reduce conference calls.• Save money on travel and lodging.• Increase Pisgah’s Enrollment for 2004/2005.• Impact the budget with growing value.• Three-way between Pisgah Manor, Winslow,

and Conference for board meetings.

Centralized Networking:• Host MPA Web site out of Charlotte• Host MPA e-mail out of Charlotte• Implement Internet filtering at both sites.• Manage users, files, and security-both

sites.• Manage voice mail – both sites• Exchange of information between both

sites-Print to all printers; File Sharing;4-digit dialing; Program Sharing

PHASE ONE:

• Verify high speed Internet access at locations.

Step Three

Highlighted Benefits:• Streaming video to other locations:

(at no additional cost)– Pisgah to field schools– Office to churches– Office to schools– Office to pastors– Office to teachers– Office to certain area meetings close to Pisgah

and/or conference office.

Internet

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Mt. Pisgah Academy

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PHASE TWO:

• Network school and church sites conference-wide.

• Place cameras at as many sites as possible.

Pursue funding through grants, etc.

And Now,

Here’s How Its Done . . . .