Ronnie Manis, Seth Hagarty, and Megan Stephenson

Network Issues  Each building will have a media specialist for tier I support  If tier I support is not sufficient, the media specialist will report through an eticket the problem to the tier II support staff  Tier II support will be handled by district technology staff

Hardware  All hardware purchases must go through the IT director  School administrators do not have the authority to purchase hardware

Software  Software purchasing must be approved by the IT director  Administrative assistant for IT director coordinates licensing agreements and sends out to media specialists  Media specialist are responsible for building specific licensed software.  District wide license (Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, etc) will be housed in the district technology offices

Software  Staff members will be able to use software and assist students in the following:  Word processing/desktop publishing/production  Creativity and graphics manipulation  Curriculum-specific (software currently being integrated)  Spreadsheets, databases, and grading software  Internet browsers and communication tools

Internet Security  The district will have a filtering system as designated by IT director as required by national e-rate policies  Staff may request changes in filtering to IT director  Specific facts regarding internet filtering are located at tml tml

Copyright Regulations  Media center specialists will be responsible for all information regarding copyright regulations  All staff will review copyright regulations at the beginning of each school year  For more information on copyright regulations, go to ghtposter.pdf ghtposter.pdf or

 All district staff and students will have access to  All district staff will review protocol at the beginning of each school year with the media specialists  will not be private  The district will have an policy, which includes the following:  Prevention of sending inappropriate material  Prevention of unlawful online activity  Banning use to sell personal items

Staff Development and Training (AEA Support)  All staff will receive ongoing, sustained training in Basic/Advance computer skills related to all technologies and Internet search skills.  To facilitate this training, Atomic Learning will be made available for both students and teachers through AEA  Encourage and offer financial incentives for teachers to attend conferences, technology seminars, site visitations, workshops and other opportunities to explore existing and new methods of using technology in the classroom.  Use the “Train-the-Trainer Concept” in all situations possible to accelerate the process of implementing new ideals.

Staff Development and Training  All staff new to the district will have monthly mandatory technology PD to bring them up to speed on specific district technology directives  New technology will be introduced to staff through monthly in-service sessions  District technology capacity will be maintained through monthly in-services and “refresher” courses available, but not mandatory, to all district staff.