2016 NCCE CONFERENCE Case Studies: Bandwidth Ready for 1-to-1 Deployment How 3 Districts are Meeting the Challenge by Leveraging the K-20 Network Case Studies: Bandwidth Ready for 1-to-1 Deployment by OSPI is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Based on a work at Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licensehttp://edtech.ospi.k12.wa.us/course/view.php?id=13

Agenda for Today Brief Background on K-20 Network 1-to-1 Deployment Case Studies ◦Wahluke School District ◦Hockinson School District ◦Rochester School District Lessons Learned, Planning for the Future Q & A

Today’s presenters Moderator: Dennis Small, Educational Technology Director, OSPI K-20 Background: Doug Mah, Outreach Coordinator, K-20 Program Office Wahluke School District: Arthur deVictoria, Director of Information Services Hockinson School District: Tanna Colwell, Technology and Learning Director Rochester School District: Justin Black, Director of Curriculum and Technology

K-20 Education Network

Business Class 40Gbps Network 5

A Statewide Fiber Optic Backbone 6 SpokanePortland K20 Site 40 Gbps 10 Gbps

Collaborative Services to Students 7 K-20 ON-GOING COSTS Transport Operations Maintenance Depreciation INSTITUTION ON-GOING COSTS Video maintenance & depreciation PCs & LANs Training Intra-district infrastructure ISP District/Campus Routers Institution Router K-20 Data Equipment Codec & Video Equipment District/Campus Video Equipment K-20 Network K-20 Network Control (KOCO)

Over 400 K-20 Sites Connected Independent College/ University Tribal Education Center/ Tribal College Telemedicine Site Public Library Public College/ University Community/Technical College K-12 District/ESD TVW Washington State Historical Society 8 Roughly 280 K-12 districts and Educational Service Districts More than 2,000 K-12 schools and 57,000 classrooms Over 1.5 million students

Wahluke School District

Demographics 2,371 Students (P-12) ◦ Hispanic 95.6% ◦ Native American 0.6% ◦ Two or More Races 0.2% ◦ White 3.6% Free or Reduced Meals 68.5% 133 Certificated Staff- Avg. years exp Schools- 2 Pre-Schools, 3 Elementary (K-5), Junior High (6-8), High School (9-12), Alternative HS

Demographics of Technology Strong E-rate support for infrastructure funding (90% discount eligibility) Piloted 1:1 laptops in Junior High years ago; successful, but rapid population growth made unsustainable Over past 3-4 years, deploying 1-to-many in each building, with 4-5 carts in each building, usually by grade Current K20 Connection- 1GB Infrastructure, Cisco switches and core devices, AeroHive Access points (provided by Apple Grant) and switches that connect to our core. Received Apple Grant for 1:1 iPads and Professional Development at Mattawa Elem, Morris Schott Elem, and Wahluke HS; district is providing funding to expand 1:1 to all buildings

Moving to 1 to 1 Technical Aspects ◦ Site surveys ◦ One access point per classroom ◦ More access points in large spaces ◦ Plan for 3 wireless devices per person’ ◦ Onsite replacement APs and switch Leadership/Planning ◦ Grant required Tech Committee ◦ District commitment to fund non-grant buildings (equity) Professional Development ◦ Apple Grant provides 17 days Strategy w/Staff ◦ Get devices to them first, so they can get comfortable with them ◦ Hands-on PD ◦ Rolled out first to one grade Project Management ◦ Oversee ◦ Superintendent / Apple ◦ Policy & Procedures ◦ Apple / 2 Principals / Technician ◦ EdTech ◦ Apple / 2 Principals / Technician ◦ Hardware & Networking ◦ Apple / Principal / Technician / Administrator

Hockinson School District

Demographics 1900 Students (P-12) ◦ Hispanic 4% ◦ Native American less than 1% ◦ Two or More Races 3% ◦ Black/African American less than 1% ◦ Asian 2% ◦ White 90% Free or Reduced Meals 19% 113 Certificated Staff- Avg. years exp Classified Staff 16 Administrative Staff; 9 Certificated, 7 Classified 3 Schools K-5, 6-8, 9-12

Moving to 1 to 1 Technical Aspects ◦ Choose a device ◦ Upgrade network and wifi ◦ Support systems like an MDM Leadership ◦ Budget – Levy and increased tech budget ◦ Technology Committee ◦ School Board and District Admin Professional Development ◦ Sticking point for us ◦ Give devices to staff a year before all students Communication w/Staff ◦ Clear expectations about use ◦ Find the early adopters and “easy sells” like SpEd ◦ Let schools/staff “apply” to be first ◦ Move to online textbooks and digital tools Communication w/Parents ◦ Newsletters and meetings ◦ Started with a few devices in all schools, then whole schools at a time – communicate when and why ◦ Provide Internet Safety sessions and tools for parents Support ◦ Extra staff person, library support ◦ Professional Services/Consulting hours

Rochester School District

Demographics 2250 Students (P-12) ◦ Hispanic- 21% ◦ Native American 4% ◦ Two or More Races 6% ◦ Black/ African American 1% ◦ Asian 1% ◦ White 67% Free or Reduced Meals 52% 136 Certificated Staff- Avg. years exp Classified Staff 5 Schools-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Alternative HS

Demographics of Technology Grades K-2 ◦ Kindergarten- 1 internet device per 2 or 3 students ◦ 1 st –2 nd Grade- 1 Chromebook per 2 students (Each classroom has 3-5 desktops as well) Grades 3-12 ◦ 1 to 1 Chromebooks Chromebook total COWs (School Board uses them for meetings) K20 Connection- 1GB Internal connections- ◦ District owns fibers between 3 buildings- (upgraded to 10gb fiber 2014) ◦ CenturyLink connects one building via MOE at 500mbps Network ◦ Replaced all routing and switch equipment (2013) ◦ Aruba Wireless (almost 200 AP’s)

Moving to 1 to 1 Technical Aspects ◦ Bandwidth ◦ Network Switches ◦ Wireless capacity- cabling Leadership ◦ Communicate- Excite ◦ Logistics- space, check out, carted ◦ Sustainable- replacement cycle ◦ Budget Professional Development ◦ Ongoing and never stops ◦ Technology TOSA- annual cost $$$ Communication w/Staff ◦ Start early ◦ Find the stakeholders ◦ Find the early adopters Communication w/Parents ◦ Started with Google EDU accounts ◦ Newsletters- Superintendent ◦ Chamber of Commerce ◦ Year One was a few not everyone ESD Network Services ◦ Consultation with ESD ◦ Planning

Lessons Learned/Planning for the Future

Q & A / Contact Information  Dennis Small, OSPI,  Doug Mah, K-20,  Arthur deVictoria, Wahluke SD,  Tanna Colwell, Hockinson SD,  Justin Black, Rochester SD, Case Studies: Bandwidth Ready for 1-to-1 Deployment by OSPI is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Based on a work at Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licensehttp://edtech.ospi.k12.wa.us/course/view.php?id=13