Jeff
Hackett - Director
JoAnn Verespej - Secretary
452-4311
Technology Plan 2009 - 2012
The Technology Department
bids, purchases and maintains all computers and related
hardware, the Wide Area Network (WAN) and 12 Local
Area Networks (LANs); a complex network with little
outside consulting. The department currently supports
(approx.) 2390 PC's running Win XP, 200 network printers, 500 standalone
printers, scanners, 6 Microsoft servers, 1 VPN server, a web server,
and a Palm server all running Win 2000 platform and 6 Novell servers
running NetWare 6.0, 2 Solaris servers and a SQL server. The department
has the total maintenance
responsibility for (approx.) 3500 pieces of hardware district-wide.
State Funds for Tech. Infrastructure (3/4/2005
$ 38,695.00) were awarded to the BOE Tech Dept. to
install a customized, fully-managed, fiber-optic
100-Megabit Ethernet connection (high-quality, high-speed,
flexible point-to-point networking solution). This
connection is from Trumbull High to the Administration
Building where the (CEN) internet connection is terminated.
Projects
- Purchased and installed 35 data projectors
and digital whiteboards in the middle
schools
- 370 wireless laptops on carts (COWs)
were purchased and installed in all elementary
schools and both middle schools
- Server upgrades (i.e. memory,
disk space, increase in storage demands)
- Installing 2 additional fiber connections,
1 from Hillcrest to the AgriScience Building and
the other from Daniels Farm to Hillcrest, are being
installed over the summer (July)
- The department assisted in the development of
the new 3 Year Tech Plan on file
with the State of Connecticut
- Trumbull High
School technology requirements are
being addressed in the current expansion
project (approx. $450,000)
- Hardware upgrade for PCs (all
PCs now running Windows XP)
- Built several Windows Update Servers to
help us stay proactive with future updates and
security patches
- Selected new service provider for telephone
system maintenance - Telserv, LLC (effective
as of July 1, 2006)
At this time, the purchasing and installation
of additional digital whiteboards and data projectors
have been put on hold. Technology funds for equipment
($165,000) have been reallocated by the Board
of Finance to address some electrical shortfalls
within the district. Electrical shortfalls include
insufficient capacity from United Illuminating
(UI) to older school buildings and inadequate
electrical distribution within buildings. Additional
funds to address and facilitate electrical needs
will be provided by the Capital Projects Committee
via bonding.
Technology Maintains and Supports
- Server upgrades
- Virus protection and upgrades
- Work station upgrades
- Communication closet upgrades
- WinSNAP (Food Service)
- Winnebago (Library Automation)
- Exchange – 850 email user accounts
- Calendar sharing
- Backup Exec
- Inventory (Access)
- Work Orders (Access)
- Internet Filtering
- Novell Administration
- (approximately) 1000 Admin/Teacher accounts
- 4000 student accounts
- Unix Administration
- Windows 2000/03 server administration
- AutoCAD Support with CNC
- PPS Adaptive Technology Support (in-house initiatives
necessary due to PPT mandates)
- 80+ Digital Whiteboards
- Audio Visual Support
- District Telephone System (voice mail)
- District Copiers
- District wide Audio Visual
- Supports and maintains the district’s Nurses
program (SNAP)
- Channel 17 (local access TV station), and
- A+ Computer Lab.
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