1. Technology Advisory Council Meeting September 2018
Presented by:
Division of Technology for Learning

2. September 2018 TAC - Agenda 10:00am – 10:10am
Welcome and Announcements
10:10am – 10:30am
ORION Update
Final headcount
Service packages for members
10:30am – 10:45am
Region One Library and Technology Purchasing Co-op
How to purchase technology
Potential benefits to your district
10:45am – 11:15am
Region One Information Security Officer
Meet and Q&A with Daniel Ramirez
11:15am – 11:45am
E-Rate Refresher and Q&A
Hosted by Russell Neal/VST Services
11:45am
Lunch
12:00pm – 12:30pm
District Spotlight – Challenges, Innovations, and Best Practices
PSJA ISD
12:30 – 1:00pm
Texas A-F Accountability System and CCMR
System overview and upcoming data needs
Presented by Dr. Eduardo Cancino, Deputy Director of Curriculum and Instruction
1:00pm
Adjourn
Plan discussion topics for next meeting
Miscellaneous announcements from districts

3. Texas A-F Accountability System: Honorable Mentions
“A” Exemplary Rating
Edinburg CISD
Hidalgo ISD
Los Fresnos CISD
McAllen ISD
Roma ISD
Sharyland ISD
South Texas ISD
United ISD
Valley View ISD
Vanguard Academy
Post-secondary Readiness Distinction
Edinburg CISD*
Harlingen CISD
Lasara ISD
Los Fresnos CISD**
Lyford CISD
McAllen ISD*
Roma ISD*
San Perlita ISD
Sharyland ISD**
South Texas ISD**
United ISD
Valley View ISD*
Vanguard Academy*
Webb CISD
*School Systems that have earned the Postsecondary Readiness Distinction multiple times.
**School Systems that have earned the Postsecondary Readiness Distinction for all five years since award inception. Only five school systems in Texas have this honor and three are Region One ESC school systems.

4. New Kids on the Block – WELCOME!
District
Technology Representative(s)
Harlingen CISD
Dr. Jessica Hruska
Jaime Reyes
Vanguard Academy
Juan Salazar
IDEA Academy
Timothy Thalman
Region One ESC
Daniel Ramirez

5. ORION Consortium - Update
Steering committee met in August to discuss progress
Current and upcoming milestones
Notification of award from USAC – January 2019
Providers updating network design based on headcount
Design review scheduled first week of October
Steering committee will be invited to design review
Barring issues, we’re on track for July rollout! 27
It’s the fiiiinaaal heeeadcouuunnt

6. Regional Technology Training
Preliminary Details
Live, instructor-led training
Flexible scheduling
1-week, “boot camp”
2-weeks, half-day sessions
If successful, can lead to advanced training options
CCNA, CCNP, MCP, etc.
Cost effective
Hosted locally
Affordable registration fee
Certification vouchers included
Proposal review in October 2018
CompTIA A+
CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Security+

7. Desktop Computing Resources
CDI Refurbished Computer Program
Refurbished computer system at competitive prices
Dell PCaaS (PC as a Service)
Lease-based model
Dell delivers, installs, and picks up computers on a schedule
May be more cost effective depending on budget, staffing, and usage

8. Managed NOC/SOC Services – Budgetary Pricing
NOC Monitoring
SOC Monitoring
Log Management
Analysis and Reporting
Managed Services
SMALL DISTRICT (3,000 and less)
Monthly
One-Time Setup
Annual
24x7 NOC Monitoring & Managed Services
$1,225.97
$14,711.66
24x7 Threat Manager + SOC
$2,041.71
$24,500.52
Log Manager
$1,548.36
$18,580.32
Physical Servers (qty. 2)
Virtual Servers (qty. 13)
Routers (qty. 4)
Core/Edge/Dist. Switches (qty. 28)
MEDIUM DISTRICT (3,001 to 15,000)
Monthly
One-Time Setup
Annual
24x7 NOC Monitoring & Managed Services
$2,359.52
$28,314.22
24x7 Threat Manager + SOC
$2,325.65
$27,907.74
Log Manager
$2,035.85
$24,430.14
Physical Servers (qty. 5)
Virtual Servers (qty. 25)
Routers (qty. 14)
Core/Edge/Dist. Switches (qty. 75)
Threat Manager
Intrusion Detection
Internal/External Vulnerability Scanning
PCI Scanning
24x7 Monitoring, Minute SLA
Includes a single physical appliance
Log Manager
Collection and redundant archival
Analysis / Reporting
Alerting
Daily Log Review
LARGE DISTRICT (15,001 to 50,000)
Monthly
One-Time Setup
Annual
24x7 NOC Monitoring & Managed Services
$6,962.38
$83,548.53
Threat Manager + SOC
$4,399.23
$52,790.80
Log Manager
$2,857.01
$34,284.17
Physical Servers (qty. 10)
Virtual Servers (qty. 50)
Routers (qty. 32)
Core/Edge/Dist. Switches (qty. 350)

9. Region One ESC – Service Announcements
Professional Staff Development
Professional staff development services included within the MEGAbyte Consortium consist of scheduled workshops at the ESC as well as onsite workshops allocated based on district size. Scroll down for a current listing of offerings. 
Conferences and Learning Events
Annual technology-rich conferences are offered throughout the year. These include the UTech Conference (Fall), the STEM Summit of South Texas (Spring), the Student by Student Technology and Leadership Conference (Late Spring), and a series of webinars and collection of online courses.    
EDTech Trends Regional Academies
Learning events are hosted throughout the year to enhance and broaden educator learning opportunities. EDTECH Trends Academies are hosted throughout the year on select topics. Topics include Project Based Learning, Design Thinking, and Blended Learning. 
Professional Staff Development
The Region One Professional Development System (R-PDS) was developed in response to a growing need for workshop participants to easily access a record of their own professional development history and to allow school districts to track the professional development hours of their staff members.
User Group Meetings
Region One would like to kick-off Professional Development System user group meetings in !

10. Upcoming Events
PEIMS TSDS Technical Workshop – October 4, 2018 All experience, new, and/or novice PEIMS Coordinators are encouraged to attend this hands-on workshop covering all technical aspects of submitting PEIMS collections and TSDS applications. Blackboard User Group Meeting – October 16, 2018 All SchoolWires and Blackboard LMS users are invited to join us at Region One to meet with Blackboard representatives to discuss upcoming features, best practices, and Blackboard related events. PD System User Group Meeting – October 17, 2018 Join us to discuss upcoming features for the PD System, share your feedback, network, and find out about best practices! Cybersecurity Summit – October 26, 2018 Region One ESC will host the 2nd annual Cybersecurity Summit bringing in national experts to discuss cybersecurity issues impacting school districts and best practices! PEIMS Fall Submission – November 29, 2018 College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) indicators will have a greater impact for on district accountability.

11. TAC Agenda – Planning
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