KISA RETREAT Friday, October 17, 2014

D ISCUSSION I TEMS : District Technology Costs County-wide trend data Comparison to classroom cost trend data Collaborative models

County-wide technology costs Includes 225 (instructional technology) and 284 (non instructional technology) function codes for all twenty districts

Five year trend analysis…

C OMPARISON TO OTHER COST CENTERS … Maintenance and Operations-14.25% Fiscal & HR Services-12.60% Office of Principal-6.60% Special Education-5.92% Pupil Transportation-.94% Executive Administration.85% Classroom 4.0% Technology 22.32%

7 E D T ECH T RENDS 1. 3D Printing

7 E D T ECH T RENDS 2. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)

7 E D T ECH T RENDS 3. Big Data

7 E D T ECH T RENDS 4. Digital Textbooks

7 E D T ECH T RENDS 5. Gamification

7 E D T ECH T RENDS 6. Flipped Classroom

7 E D T ECH T RENDS 7. Mobile Learning

F INAL T HOUGHTS … How do we stay ahead of the technology revolution How do we stay up with the pace of change in technology How do Superintendents manage the every changing world of technology, a world they are often not an expert with

C OLLABORATION C OMMITTEE G OAL : Share collaborative work happening around the county in hopes it leads to additional resource sharing

T ODAY ’ S S HARED S ERVICE E XAMPLE : Technology Consortium July 2009 – three districts started (Comstock Park, Kent City, Sparta) July 2014 – added Cedar Springs Total student count is 9,700 students

M ODEL S PECIFICS All technology services done collaboratively with the ISD Advisory Board made up of local district Superintendent and Business Manager, along with key ISD staff, make decisions and set direction Cost is $43 per pupil

7 goals – 7 years #2 Complete a world class Data Center that will meet industry standards & help Kent ISD become a regional technology provider for customers in the Great Lakes Region. We delivered: For the state of Michigan, we lead a consortium of 13 ISDs in the TRIG Grant We lead a consortium of 7 ISDs with the Data Warehouse We led a Wide Area Network consortium for our districts, doubling (or more) bandwidth at tremendous cost savings

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T HOUGHTS M OVING F ORWARD Technology security – district technology systems are being compromised (hacked), how can we ensure our systems are safe Technology security audit – is it time for a county-wide technology audit Technology costs – trending higher than other district costs, including classroom. What can be done to bend or control the cost curve? Technology needs – how do districts meet the technology needs in their district if unable to pass bond issue