It has been a while since our last news update and we would like to provide everyone with some information on the Departments current projects as well as their status. Status: Complete 2013 We have completed the install/upgrade of all wireless access points across the district. This project was completed in February of 2013. Replaced Helpdesk Ticketing System iPad Pilot - O'Maley Middle school Status: Complete 2013 Deployed new online Helpdesk Ticketing system for staff powered by Spiceworks at the beginning of this school year. This system is accessible from school/home. Installed Network Monitoring Systems Status: Complete 2013 Installed PRTG network monitoring system. This system allows the IT staff to receive alerts of network and server outages as well as performance/resources of those devices . This tool also allows for historical analysis of traffic flow. This is critical for trouble shooting network congestion as well as utilization and optimization. Status: Complete 2013 This year we have deployed 60 iPads in two 6th Grade classrooms to pilot a 1-to-1 program. Students use these devices every day/all day to complete curriculum assignments as well as collaborate on research & projects. Also there are a additional 90 iPads on mobile carts that are dispersed across the grade levels to assit with the integration of technology in the classroom. New Mobile Lab - East Gloucester School Status: Complete 2013 Replaced the outdated laptop cart with 30 New 13" MacBook Pro's. Google Docs for GHS Status: Complete 2012-13 All students in Grades 9-12 as well as staff are active in the districts google portal. Teachers and students can share and collaborate on projects at school and from home using these tools. Switch Edge Switch Upgrades Status: Complete 2012-13 Replaced Phone Systems District Wide Status: Complete 2012-13Replaced all phones district wide with Mitel VoIP PBXs at each school as well as deployed 400+ handsets. All staff now have extensions and Voice mail. Upgraded District Firewall and Traffic Shaper Status: Complete 2012-13Upgraded the primary district Firewall and Network Traffic Shaper to accept higher connection speeds from our ISP as well as handle the increased demand on content filtering ans QOS. Upgraded Internet Connection Status: Complete 2012-13 Upgraded the City/Schools Internet connection from 45mb/45mb with 20mb/10mb backup connection to 200mb/200mb with a 120mb/20mb backup connection. Virtualization District Data Center/SAN Status: Active 2013-14 The department is actively migrating our physical servers and applications to its new VMWare servers and EMC VNXe SANs. This move allows for: Consolidation of District resourcesWe have already moved 1/3 of our daily production servers to this new system. Our current VM Cluster has over 500GB of RAM and 20TB+ of RAW storage. iPad for PreK and SPED Status: Active 2013-14 Google Docs for Elementary Status: In Development 2013-14 We are working to deploy Google accounts for all Elementary staff and to grade 4-5 for the start of the 2013-14 school year. Staff websites will also be created once the accounts are setup. BYOD/ Phase 1 (District Staff) Status: In Development 2013-14 The IT staff is currently in the final testing phase of deploying Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) for district staff members. This wireless network will be accessible to all staff across the district and will require authentication of each user to connect their mobile devices (laptops, tablets, and smart phones). We will keep you posted. There are many more items on the horizon, we will keep you posted! |
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