District Technology Fund Request FY 09-10 (Revised June 10, 2009)

							   District Technology Fund Request FY 09-10 (Revised June 10, 2009)
            (* request for approval to release funds on July 13th Board agenda)


*School Tech Allocations - $750,000
Provide technology funds with distribution to all schools each year based on FTE. New
schools are not part of this allocation. They will not be included until the third year.
Continuation project.

SchoolPage/Teacher Productivity Software - $30,000
Further enhancements to enable the use of the web page authoring system for student
electronic portfolios that are part of the district strategic plan. Continuation from 2008-
09 school year.

School Phone System Upgrades - $350,000
Continue replacement cycle for existing phone/voicemail system with advanced unified
systems at 10 school sites. Continuation from 2008-09 school year.

Wireless School Network System - $25,000
Replace failed wireless access points and install new ones where more access is needed in
schools. All schools now have a wired and a wireless data network. New/Rebuild
construction projects have wireless access included in construction plans. Continuation
from 2008-09 school year.

*WAN/LAN Hardware - $250,000
Purchase of school based network equipment, wiring requests, routers, etc. Pay for repair
of existing data infrastructure and meet the need for additional wiring requests at school
sites.

E-rate Hardware - $130,000
Funds were requested from the federal government’s E-rate program to replace the
network infrastructure at 10 schools. If awarded we will use the $130,000 to cover 15%
of the cost (total cost = $866,667). If the E-rate request is not funded, the project will be
done in stages over the next few years.

District Equipment - $25,000
SSC, PSC, Owens Center, Lincoln Admin Center – computers, software, etc. for staff.

*District Blade Server - $75,000
Continue migration of existing older rack mount servers to the newer, highly reliable and
versatile blade system. This improves reliability and disaster recovery.


JDE A9.2 Upgrade - $50,000
Continue to upgrade JDE version A7.3 to version A9.2. This project is a continuation
from the 2008-2009 school year.
Adult, Career and Technology Lab Updates - $250,000
Program to replace/expand secondary career and technical education program labs.

Desktop Management - $150,000
 Continued implementation a district-wide software system to automate security and
software updates, track computer assets, and allow tech support staff to solve computer
problems using remote access and control features.

Central Computer Purchase - $1,500,000
(Board approved early release of this on May 18th) Computer orders for the schools will
be purchased centrally by TIS to move all schools towards equal access and to
standardize equipment.

eFolio Expansion - $1,860,000
Continue expansion of eFolio by providing equipment for 150 additional teachers.
Includes secondary eFolio model development project.

School Servers - $100,000
Replacement server orders for the school will be purchased centrally by TIS to
standardize equipment.

School Office Computers - $10,000
Replace computers for school administration as required.

Pinnacle - $75,000
Continue the implementation of the grade book and attendance project.

School Performance Sound System Replacement - $50,000
Continue replacement cycle for existing school based auditorium and gymnasium sound
systems that have become antiquated and can no longer be repaired.


Total Request for FY 09-10                  $5,680,000