INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

• FOR
• MAHAR REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
• SCHOOL COMMITTEE

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PAST

• Where we were
•       Novell Environment
• Novell was a leaderthen fell behind the
  Technology curve.

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PRESENT

• Where we are now, thanks to the Mahar community
  support in moving forward with the building
  project
• 1.   State of the art network
• 2. Microsoft environment
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• 3.   6 equipment closets
•  13 HP switches
•   7 Dell HP servers
• HP Storage Works 8 Tape Autoloader
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• 4.   450 workstations
• each classroom faculty student
• 4 mobile carts wireless notebooks
• 8 computer labs C10, C11, CAD, C13, C14, C15,
  Library,H03
• hardware repair upgrades
• expired warranties
• buy vs. lease cost analysis

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• 5.   50 projectors
• 19 M.S. classrooms
• 21 H.S. classrooms
• 8 computer labs
• 2 auditoriums
• 2 portables
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• 6.   90 Laserjet printers
• classrooms
• each offices
• mobile carts
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• 7.   15 Smartboards in various classrooms
• 1 portable
• 8. Video Conferencing Equipment

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• 9.   Software applications
• MS Office
• TSS
• Net Control
• Surf Control
• Sophos Anti-Virus
• SASI
• Integrade
• CLASS XP
• Symantec Backup Exec
• Symantec Ghost
• Threat Inspector

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• 10.  Education classes
• Technology Multimedia
• Technology Engineering
• Information Processing
• CAD
• Internet Safety
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• 11.  Information Security
• Best Practices
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• 12. Internet Access
• T1 Line through MECNET
• Time Warner Cable

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• 13. Grants
• NSF GIS
• Transportation Routing Software

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FUTURE

• Where we want to be
• 1. Enhanced parental communications
• attendance
• grades
• homework
• overall performance
• 2. Period attendance
• 3. Faculty web pages
• 4. Increase Technology course offerings
• 5. Create an E-Mail Retention Policy
• 6. Increase Internet Bandwidth
• 7. Grant apps
• 8. Any suggestions?

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• With your continued support, we will continue to
  stay ahead of the Technology curve, and meet the
  needs of our students.
• Thank You