 miles  Named for Patriot Joseph Kershaw  23 rd largest county in SC

 2010 Population of 61,697  30.8% under age 18  54.7% between ages 18 and 64  14.5% age 65 or over  70% rural

One city: Camden Two towns: Bethune and Elgin Two unincorporated areas: Lugoff and North Central

 Median family income: $43,509  17% of all Kershaw County children and youth 18 and younger live in poverty  27% of all Kershaw County children live in single- parent families

The Kershaw County School District will empower and challenge all students to reach their maximum potential.

The mission of the Kershaw County School District is to provide a positive, safe, and rigorous learning environment in which a highly motivated and nurturing staff prepares students for success.

11 elementary schools 4 middle schools 3 high schools 1 technology center 1 alternative school

North Central Camden West Wateree Camden High Camden Middle Camden Elem Jackson School Pine Tree Hill Elem NC High NC Middle Midway Elem Bethune Elem Mt Pisgah Elem Baron DeKalb Elem Lugoff Elgin High Lugoff Elgin Middle Lugoff Elem Wateree Elem Stover Middle Blaney Elem Doby’s Mill Elem Our Schools

West Wateree CamdenNorth Central Blaney773Camden621Midway394 Doby’s Mill560Pine Tree Hill518Baron DeKalb185 Wateree602Jackson481Bethune103 Lugoff570Mt Pisgah122 Stover612CMS785NCMS374 LEMS668 LEHS1575CHS928NCHS462 School Enrollment FY ADM

 65.1% White  27.6% African-American  4.3% Hispanic  3.0% Other 75% Free/Reduced Lunch

 695 teachers  92 other professional staff  155 instructional assistants  105 bus personnel  19 maintenance and custodial staff  79 clerical staff  96 food service staff  Total: 1,241

 Interactive whiteboards in all classrooms  Laptops for K-8 teachers  HP Elite Pad 900s for 9-12 teachers  HP Elite Pad 900s for grades 9-12  iPads K-8, Special Ed and ESOL  K-8 mobile HP laptop carts  300 NComputing desktop replacement units  All schools have wireless access  500Mg Metro-e connections from sites  1 Gig connection to internet

Spring 2004 Team Meetings Vendor Evaluation HP, Dell, Lenovo, Apple Vendor Selection HP Laptop with Intel Processor

 Site Surveys  Hardware Recommendation's ◦ Switches ◦ Access Points ◦ Printers  Equipment Staging  Project Management and installation  Computer Roll Out

 244 Wireless Access Points  45 Additional Switches  6 Additional Servers  New Cat-5 Cabling

 Older Buildings ◦ Out dated or not enough electrical  Out dated cabling  Secure Storage Areas  Staging Areas  Deployment Areas

 1204 HP NX 5000 Laptops  5 Teams  3 Locations

 Site based technicians  Repair Process  Centralized Parts Ordering  Spare Laptops

 Standardized Network Infrastructure ◦ Cisco  Standardized Device for 9-12  HP Certified Technicians/Self Maintainer ◦ 15 technicians  Central Point of Management for Parts  Centralized Network Management and Alerts ◦ SolarWinds Orion

 Mobile Device Management ◦ Mobile Iron  Software/Firmware Update Management ◦ Spec Ops  Internet Content Filter ◦ Lightspeed Systems  Firewall ◦ Cisco 5515 ASA  Antivirus ◦ Kaspersky

 Work Order System ◦ ITDirect from School Dude  Software Licensing ◦ Microsoft Campus and School Agreement  Intrusion Detection ◦ Provided by SC Budget and Control Board  Division of State Information Technology

 You can never have too much bandwidth  New devices will have technical problems  Communication with Instruction is essential  Plan, Plan and Plan Again  Be Flexible

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