Grafton Area School District

IT SYNERGY WORK SHOP OVERVIEW

IT Synergy: “An increase in the value of the organization as a result of IT alignment with the organization mission.”

Who is Heartland Assessment Process Update Strengths/Challenges Current Technology Budget Current Environment Review Targeted State for Technology Questions Next Steps

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Execution Strategy

Identify Mission & Initiatives

Document Current

State

Develop Target State

Gap Analysis

QUOTES

• “Provide support, training and planning for new educational

technology I the district” • “Inspire the students to be l ifelong learners!” • “Let’s go from a reactive to proactive strategy” • “Integrate technology into teaching, to enhance teacher

effectiveness and improve student learning” • “Create a PD system that is both in person and online to house

all district curriculum in an easily accessible online environment”

• “21st Century skil ls – 4C’s Creativity, Communication, Critical Thinking, and Collaboration”

• “Become a technology inclusive district with a mix of BYOD and one to one, with the abil ity to support all aspects of integration”

STRENGTH AND CHALLENGES

Overall Strength

Executive level support for

technology investments. The district views technology

as the key to its future. Members of the district are

motivated to use technology to enhance teaching and learning

Departments want to leverage technology to improve operations, safety, and security.

Overall Challenges

District lacks holistic

strategic technology plan. Teachers need to be trained

to use technology effectively. End User Expectations are low Safety /Security is outdated

and not unified Growth in technology

outpacing current capability 50% of IT Resources are

spent on break fix

DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY BUDGET

$0.00

$50,000.00

$100,000.00

$150,000.00

$200,000.00

$250,000.00

$300,000.00

$350,000.00

$400,000.00

$450,000.00

$500,000.00

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

District Technology Budget

Operations 88%

Innovation 12%

Grafton Technology Budget Innovation

• Fiber Investment • Limited Infrastructure Visibility • Growing Internet Services Need • Non Pervasive/Integrated Wireless • Many Disparate Systems

CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE OVERVIEW

Projected based on State Educational Technology Directors Association “Broadband Imperative Report”

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Legacy Investments • HP Legacy Network

• 47x Model 2500s from 2001-2003 • 11x Model 2610/5400s from 2010 • 14x Model 2910s from 2011

• HP Wire less • Control ler and APs from 2010 • Addit ional APs added each year

• Smoothwal l Content F i l te r (2014) • Sonicwal l F i rewal l (5 years o ld) • Mite l Phone System

• Handsets 1997 • Switch and Voicemail 2005

• Ser ver purchased each year • Some purchased as refurbished units

• HP Netbooks • Apple Tablets • Google Chromebooks • Windows Desktops/Laptops • Microsof t Of f ice • Google Apps • SMART Boards

CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE OVERVIEW

78%

22%

Legacy Switching Infrastructure

Model 2500 & 2600

Model 2900 & 5400

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Legacy Server Infrastructure

End of Support Models

Supported Models

Building the Foundation to The Future

TARGET STATE TECHNOLOGY

IT Synergy Stack

STRATEGIC IT INFRASTRUCTURE

Infrastructure •Environmental Support •Network •Mobility

•Safety & Security •Internet /Control Access •Systems Management Tools

Data Center •Servers •Storage •Virtualization Platform •Windows Server 20XX

•System Center •Security Software •Learning Continuance •Federation

Applications •Video Collaboration •Cloud Services •Endpoints

•Data Warehouse •Classroom Technology •Single Point Sign-on •SIS

INCREASING DEMANDS

20TH CENTURY LEARNING…

21ST CENTURY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Mobile Devices

Access To Online Content / Resources

HD Video Conferencing

1:1 Devices Integrated to

Display

Lecture Capture

Access To Dashboards

Integrated Classroom Controls

Flexible Workstations

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