Post on 18-Jan-2016
Emery USD
2013/2014 Compute Purchase Plan
CURRENT EUSD STUDENT COMPUTERS
• Student Computers:• Currently students have computers that
approximately 5+ years old. • The systems are out of warranty and they’re
starting to have issues with hardware failures and persistent slow response times.
• We do not have enough computers to support the Common Core testing requirements that will be in place for 2014/2015 school year.
Student Computer Plan• repair and re-purpose the old teacher and staff
computers for student use in classrooms • purchase 4 laptop carts to be shared between ESS and
Anna Yates for Common Core testing• utilize the N-computing terminals to expand our ability
to do Common Core testing • MAC mini computers with both Windows and OSX
installed for the computer labs • lab management application to be setup and utilized
to help with productivity and classroom management • New locks will be purchased to secure the hardware
Status of Teacher Computers
• Current students have computers that are approximately 5 years old
• systems are out of warranty and they’re starting to have issues with hardware failures and persistent slow response times
• Educational computer applications are limited to Windows
TEACHER COMPUTE PLAN
• purchase new Mac laptop computers for the teachers
• locked computer on each teacher desk• ability to run both OSX and Windows 7• individual training on the systems from IT staff
upon receiving the computer
Classified Staff
• computers are 2 to 10 years old • systems are out of warranty and they’re
starting to have issues with hardware failures and persistent slow response times
Server
• file server is over 10 years old and needs to be replaced. The systems HD’s are at capacity.
• purchase a new file server that is capable of storing District files as well as streaming multimedia to the classroom
PROPOSED PURCHASING SCHEDULE
• teacher computers, student lab computers and one laptop cart are needed ASAP
• 64 lab computers • 30 student laptop computers in a cart• 55 teacher laptop computers • Cost: $148,104.14
• Staff computers and the server to be ordered • Estimated Cost: $60,000.00
• The additional laptop carts for students • Estimated Cost: $50,000.00