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Technology Assessment & Recommendations

• Structured Cabling
• Network Electronics
• Wireless Network
• Classroom Systems
• Teacher Tools
• Electronic Security
• Public Address
• Staff and Student feedback

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Data Center Definition

• Primary location of centralized communication equipment.
• Systems:
• Racks
• Cooling
• Power
• Cabling
• Networking

AISD - Data Center

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AISD - Telecommunications Spaces

Space Requirements:

• Dedicated spaces
• Secure
• Environmentally

controlled

• Dedicated power
• Proper lighting

Telecommunications Spaces

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Wireless Networking

Wireless grade at Aubrey High School

AISD - Classroom Audio Visual Systems

• Systems used to project, interact, and

collaborate inside the classroom. Systems: Projectors/LCD Interactive board or device (can be projector

• r monitor)

Speakers Document cameras Control panel Cabling Special Space systems are aging and need to be refreshed across the district

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Classroom Experience Campus Safety

• Over 150 cameras with two

management systems

• Several doors are electronically

secured and controlled

• PA/Bell/Clock systems have been

modernized

• Secure vestibules at most

schools

• Electronic visitor management

system

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Student and Teacher Devices

• The District has a total of 1429

reported devices.

• It was reported by the District

that all but 50 machines are over 4-years old.

• The District has been given

desktop computers from a local higher educational institution, these machines are at least 3- years old when the District acquires them.

• Campuses purchase their own

devices via campus or PTO funding.

Campus Connectivity, Internet, and Other Systems

• Wide Area Network, or connections between campuses
• All campuses are connected to the data center.
• Select campuses have district-owned connections, others are leased
• Internet connection
• 1Gb connection provided by ESC Region 11
• Firewall and web filter appliance aging and/or do not support District demand
• Enterprise Systems
• Aging compute systems, lack of storage and backup solutions
• Local Area Network switches have been partially upgraded recently
• Phone handsets and supporting hardware are end-of-life

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Staff Survey Results Shifts in Pedagogy

• Personalized learning
• Meeting learners where

they are

• Real-time assessments

and early intervention

• Flexible and

individualized environments

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Classroom Adequacy

5 10 15 20 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 Prefer not to answer

Classroom Technology Adequacy by Staff Age

We need more technology in the classroom. We have no technology in the classroom. We have appropriate technology in the classroom. 5 10 15 20 25 30 11-15 years 1-5 years 16-20 years 20+ years 6-10 years

Classroom Technology Adequacy by Tenure

We need more technology in the classroom. We have no technology in the classroom. We have appropriate technology in the classroom. 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Aubrey High School Aubrey Middle School Brockett Elementary School Early Bird Learning Center Monaco Elementary School

Classroom Technology Adequacy by Campus

We need more technology in the classroom. We have no technology in the classroom. We have appropriate technology in the classroom.

Staff Survey Results Focus Group Findings

• Student devices
• Strong concerns on District provided devices
• BYOD is inconsistent and does not work
• Accessibility to devices and network availability is a challenge
• Teacher tools
• Training
• Instructional integration and consolidation of software
• (Mr. Jackson is a positive example of good integration and SGL and PBL)
• Strong support for interactivity
• Google classroom has support
• Operational
• Student information system
• Business information system
• Curriculum & Instructional Tech
• Lack of resources
• Challenges related to Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)

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• Infrastructure
• Improve solutions:
• Unified Communications
• Structured cabling,

switching, and wireless

• Compute, store, backup
• WAN build out
• Business

Continuity/Survivability

• Lifecycle replacement plan
• Continue to push mission

critical applications ad services to the cloud

• Campus Safety

Improvements

• Access Control
• Secure vestibule at HS
• Replace system at ES
• AV/Multimedia

improvements district- wide

• Classroom standards
• Special space
• Staffing
• Instructional training
• Infrastructure
• Data center and

technology spaces

• Content filter appliance
• Integration between

access control, VMS, burglar alarms, and public address systems

• Staffing
• Teacher coaching,

mentoring, and PLC

• PD badges
• Create committees to

evaluate

• Software
• Classroom AV/Multimedia
• Student and teacher

devices

• SIS/BIS systems
• Content filtering

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Category Description Wired Networking Switches Wireless Networking Access points, licenses UPS Backup battery and power protection Unified Communications Phone system Enterprise Systems Firewall, Malware/Phishing, Servers, Storage (Some) Staff Devices & Student Devices? Teacher laptops Professional Services Design, bidding, project management, contract administration

Bond It Items

Category Description Technology Spaces Securing and cooling technology rooms Cabling Replacing old cabling Classroom AV LCD panels/projectors, multi-media Special Space AV Gyms, Cafeterias Public Address PA, Bell, Clock Video Surveillance & Access Control Cameras, Software, Storage, Door locking Wide Area Network Fiber to connect all campuses Data Center & Disaster Recover Enterprise systems, backup systems, remote systems Professional Services Design, bidding, project management, contract administration Student Devices? Considering options to fund student devices