Literacy21 Education in a Changing World Watertown Public Schools Ann Koufman-Frederick, Superintendent George Skuse, Information Technology Manager Craig Brenner, Town CIO School Committee, Budget/Finance & Curriculum, Feb. 4, 2010
Litearcy21 Plan Vision and Goals Teaching & Learning Strategies Digital Tools and Curricular Resources Professional Development Technology Spending Evaluation and Recommendations Funding Options
How to build a student for the 21 st Century Support High Academic Achievement Foster Self-Actualization Promote Global and Local Citizenship
3Rs X 7Cs = 21 st C Learning Critical thinking Creativity and Innovation Collaboration, teamwork, and leadership Cross-cultural understanding Communications, information, and media literacy Computing and ICT literacy Career and learning self- reliance
WPS Literacy21 Teaching and learning with new and emerging technologies will ensure that our graduates are prepared to be successful in the 21st century. Our technology plans in Watertown Public Schools are to build the foundation on which the school system can accomplish its vision and goals.
Key Drivers of Literacy21 The Internet is the invention. Students are creators and contributors. Teachers and students have a globalized curriculum where students talk with each other world-wide, and teachers share and learn from colleagues anywhere. Educators need professional community to think together and change and improve practice.
Teaching & Learning Hierarchy StudentsFaculty/StaffCommunity Assessment Leadership & Administrative Support Network Infrastructure & Hardware Technical Services & Data Management Communication & Collaboration Curriculum Application Learning Results
Technology Spending FY10 - FY15
Types of Need Student Teacher Network & Infrastructure Technical Services & Support
Hardware Expenditures By Year
Students 22 Dell Laptop Carts (12 / cart) 5 Dell Labs including: 2 Dept. HS 1 Common MS 1 CAD HS 1 Engineering by Design HS 3 Dell Netbook Elementaries (25 / cart)
Teachers ~275 Dell Laptops 120 LCD Projectors Supporting Peripherals Flip Video Recorders Digital Cameras Wacom Tablets
Network & Infrastructure Virtualized Server Environment (VMWare) Redundant Storage (Dell EqualLogic) District-wide wireless deployment (70%) High-speed Internet Access (via Fiber) Upgraded switch capacity
Technical Services &Support Repair & Maintenance: $25,000 / year Supplies: $25,000 / year Support Staff: 3.5 FTE
Technology Future Needs On the horizon and beyond…
Types of Need Student Teacher Administrative & Support Staff * Network & Infrastructure Technical Services & Support District-Wide Phone System *
FY10 Learning Commons (labs) Learning Commons (media studios) Elementary Netbook Carts WHS Web 2.0 Lab WHS Music Lab Administrative Support Workstations Wireless Access Points
FY11 Laptop Carts Netbook Carts Projection Devices Nurse Workstations Maintenance Dept. Workstations Food Services Workstations
FY11 (continued) Wireless Completion ActiveDirectory Implementation Single Sign-on Virtual Lockers Client Management iPass Server Upgrade/Virtualization FirstClass Server Upgrade Course Management System pilot
FY12 & FY13 WHS Language Lab Laptop Carts Projection Devices Course Management System implementation
FY14 & FY15 Refresh Teacher laptops Refresh Student Laptop Carts Refresh HS and MS Labs
Technical Services & Support Increase repair & maintenance budget by $25,000/year over next 3 years Increase staffing levels by 0.5 FTE Add CIO Consulting (10 hours/month)
Hardware Expenditures Without Stable Funding
Hardware Expenditures Movement Towards Stable Funding
District and Town Collaboration Phone System Data Center Internet bandwidth