1. Literacy21 Education in a Changing World Watertown Public Schools 2010-2015 Ann Koufman-Frederick, Superintendent George Skuse, Information Technology Manager Craig Brenner, Town CIO School Committee, Budget/Finance & Curriculum, Feb. 4, 2010

2. Litearcy21 Plan 2010 - 2015 Vision and Goals Teaching & Learning Strategies Digital Tools and Curricular Resources Professional Development Technology Spending Evaluation and Recommendations Funding Options

3. How to build a student for the 21 st Century Support High Academic Achievement Foster Self-Actualization Promote Global and Local Citizenship

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Teaching & Learning Hierarchy StudentsFaculty/StaffCommunity Assessment Leadership & Administrative Support Network Infrastructure & Hardware Technical Services & Data Management Communication & Collaboration Curriculum Application Learning Results

8. Technology Spending FY10 - FY15

9. Types of Need Student Teacher Network & Infrastructure Technical Services & Support

10. Hardware Expenditures By Year

11. Students 22 Dell Laptop Carts (12 / cart) 5 Dell Labs including: 2 Dept. Labs @ HS 1 Common Lab @ MS 1 CAD Lab @ HS 1 Engineering by Design Lab @ HS 3 Dell Netbook Carts @ Elementaries (25 / cart)

12. Teachers ~275 Dell Laptops 120 LCD Projectors Supporting Peripherals Flip Video Recorders Digital Cameras Wacom Tablets

13. Network & Infrastructure Virtualized Server Environment (VMWare) Redundant Storage (Dell EqualLogic) District-wide wireless deployment (70%) High-speed Internet Access (via Fiber) Upgraded switch capacity

14. Technical Services &Support Repair & Maintenance: $25,000 / year Supplies: $25,000 / year Support Staff: 3.5 FTE

15. Technology Future Needs On the horizon and beyond…

16. Types of Need Student Teacher Administrative & Support Staff * Network & Infrastructure Technical Services & Support District-Wide Phone System *

17. 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

18. FY11 Laptop Carts Netbook Carts Projection Devices Nurse Workstations Maintenance Dept. Workstations Food Services Workstations

19. FY11 (continued) Wireless Completion ActiveDirectory Implementation Single Sign-on Virtual Lockers Client Management iPass Server Upgrade/Virtualization FirstClass Server Upgrade Course Management System pilot

20. FY12 & FY13 WHS Language Lab Laptop Carts Projection Devices Course Management System implementation

21. FY14 & FY15 Refresh Teacher laptops Refresh Student Laptop Carts Refresh HS and MS Labs

22. 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)

23. Hardware Expenditures Without Stable Funding

24. Hardware Expenditures Movement Towards Stable Funding

25. District and Town Collaboration Phone System Data Center Internet bandwidth