1. Connecting and Collaborating
A Strategic Technology Initiative - UPDATE
Infrastructure & Delivery
Curriculum, Instruction & Professional Development
Personnel
Policy
Westfield School District
6/12/2012

2. Westfield Technology Projects Currently Underway
Wireless Project – by September 1
Equipment on order
Wiring scheduled to start Monday, June 18
Network Security – by September 1
Security planning meetings underway
Increase District Internet Speed - by July 15
Speed increase from 50Mbps to 100Mbps
New circuit ordered with vendor

3. Westfield Technology Projects Ready For July 1
Westfield High School
Media Center
Desktops, Laptops & Printers
Enhanced student research capabilities
Science Department
New Laptop Carts
Experiment data collection and analysis

4. Westfield Technology Projects Ready For July 1
Westfield High School
2 iPad Carts – 30 iPads per cart
Available for specific classroom lessons
2 Laptop Carts – 30 Laptops per cart

5. Westfield Technology Projects Ready For July 1
Intermediate Schools
New Technology Lab for Each School
Replace existing Instructional Technology Labs
2 - iPad Carts for Each School
Available for specific classroom lessons

6. Westfield Technology Projects Ready For July 1
Elementary Schools
MultiSeat computers for all 1st, 2nd & 3rd grade classrooms
Modernize classroom computing capabilities
One iPad cart for each school
Available for specific classroom lessons

7. Westfield Technology Projects Ready For July 1
Staffing – Technology Department
Data Analyst
District Technician
Staffing – Academic Support
2 Technology Coaches (1 Year Position)
1 for secondary schools, 1 for elementary schools
Master teachers selected to assist teachers implement technology
Two 1-Year teachers

8. Westfield Technology Projects
2012/13 Investment
Hardware - $680,000
Staffing - $310,000
$990,000

9. Westfield Technology Projects/ Curriculum and Instruction
Planned Professional Development
Science Probe Kits
STEM design challenge unit planning (problem-based learning), more
Apps for the iPad carts for all departments
Google suite of applications
Learning management Sites (Haiku, Coursesites, Moodle etc.)
Web-based collaborative sites (edmodo, WikiSpaces, etc.)
Formative assessment tools (testwizard, instant response clickers, etc.)
Much more and ongoing