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IDEAL – NMInnovative Digital Education and Learning in New Mexico

December 19, 2007

Presented to: Project Oversight Committee

Presented by: IDEAL-NM Steering Committee Members:

Susie Bussman (RETA), Veronica Chavez-Neuman (HED), Jim Holloway (PED), Brian Ormand (NMLN), Tom Ryan (CTE), Tim Snyder (IDEAL)

It is anticipated that IDEAL-NM will have a major impact and within 5 years, all students graduating from a New Mexico high school will have experience with at least one on-line course

Governor’s Press Release October 27, 2006

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Project Management Status

Project Management Plan – Last Revised (December, 2007)

Project Schedule – Last Revised (December, 2007)

IV&V Contract – In Progress (Reference contractor proposal)

Project Team Meetings – Every Monday @ 8:00am

Project Status Report – Submitted to DoIT (December 10, 2007)

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Phase I Status $2,370,000 Certified on October 1, 2007

Cyber Academy:Staffing

IDEAL-NM Executive Director – Interviews in progress IDEAL-NM Academy Principal – Hired (Dr. Tim Snyder)IDEAL-NM Administrative Assistant – Hired (Sharron Purcell)

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Phase I Status $2,370,000 Certified on October 1, 2007

Cyber Academy Continued: Course Offerings

Aventa Course Offerings – Enrolling Students for Spring Semester

NM History on APS Platform – Ready for Spring Semester

Semester I, Algebra I – Ready for Spring Semester

Teacher Training26 Teachers trained to teach online courses

Ongoing training planned

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Phase I Status $2,370,000 Certified on October 1, 2007

IDEAL-NM Service Center IDEAL-NM eServices Director – Selection made

HelpdeskHelpdesk Staff not hired yet

Helpdesk Software RFP complete, ready for procurement

Office SpaceFacility Established in Rio Rancho (10 offices)Staff Computer Equipment ProcuredOffice Furniture Secured

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Phase I Status $2,370,000 Certified on October 1, 2007

Learning Management System (LMS) Data Center Preparation

Pre-Implementation Strategy – Started

Data Center Preparation – Waiting on LMS selection and State determination to implement a Vendor-Hosted or Agency-Hosted model.

Data Center Equipment Procurement – Waiting on LMS selection.

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Phase II Planning $5,200,000 Certification Request, December 19, 2007

Procure LMS RFP Process is complete and a recommendation has been made to the State.

Awaiting confirmation from State Purchasing to begin contract negotiations

Determine most advantageous solution for the state in a Vendor-Hosted or Agency-Hosted solution

Higher Education Department will Establish Contract with LMS Vendor

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Phase II Planning $5,200,000 Certification Request, December 19, 2007

Procure Web Conferencing System Finalize RFP after LMS Solution has been determined

Begin State Procurement Process to select a Web Conferencing Solution

Higher Education Department will Establish Contract with Web Conferencing System Vendor

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Phase II Planning $5,200,000 Certification Request, December 19, 2007

Implementation of LMS and Web Conferencing System Establish Implementation Team in Accordance with Pre-Implementation Strategy Results – Build Implementation Plan

Determine Hardware/Software Requirements Needed to establish a complete Statewide supported Data Center(s)

Procure Hardware/Software Required for Data Center(s)

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IDEAL-NM Technology Timeline

3/31/2008Revision 2 Web Portal

12/19/07

Software Delivery Timeline

7/2/2007 8/29/2008

8/1/2007 9/1/2007 10/1/2007 11/1/2007 12/1/2007 1/1/2008 2/1/2008 3/1/2008 4/1/2008 5/1/2008 6/1/2008 7/1/2008 8/1/2008

Communicate to:- Schools- Institutions- State Agencies

7/2/2007Project Start

6/30/2008Functioning

Data Center(s)

5/30/2008 - 8/29/2008Implement Communications Plan

2/29/2008Procure Web Conferencing

8/20/2007 - 7/31/2008Implement Cyber Academy Plan (temporary hosting at APS)

8/1/2008Cyber Academy

OPEN12/31/2007

Procure LMS

5/16/2008Revision 3 Web Portal

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