Minutes+from+4_10_14


 * Minutes from 4/10/14 **

Attendees: Tim Connelly, Tom Michalek,, Jim Farnan, , Candy Dolen, , Kristen Armstrong

Leslie Bruff, Sal DeAngelo, Justin Brown, Navaar Johnson, Diane Leone, Eileen Pasquini, Todd Tyler


 * Future Meeting Dates: **
 * The rest of this year's meeting dates:....5/8....6/12 (2nd Thursday of every month)

Everyone on the committee should have received a calendar reminder for the remaining meetings of the year. Put them in you calendar for your self:)


 * Go over the minutes from our last meeting: **


 * Student Information System roll out update: **


 * Sal- **
 * //**Turn key training will take place in May and training of staff on the introduction and basic functions of Aspen in late May and June. Some of this training will also take place in early summer by the Turn key trainers for staff.**//
 * //**The second round of training will take place in mid to late July and then training for Staff will be in late summer. This training will be for the gradebook and web features.**//
 * //**Roll out of the software will be 8/11 and then other features will be given out to individuals per request after training**//


 * Carts update and Cart meeting update: **
 * __Outlook Calendar update?__
 * **Update 4/9/14** I e-mailed Rob about the same issue these folks are having. Carolyn Hejna, Candy Dolan and Rebecca Bieter can set up an event on the calendar but then does not show up in the calendar. //**Looking into this still has produced no results as of yet**//.


 * __Any cart issues from Staff?__
 * Linda Gellman asked about the MSM3 cart. Having issues with the chargers. They now work after not working for a couple of days. //**This issue was fixed per Steve**//
 * __Link it Issues?__
 * Still having issues with labeling the SLO tests properly in Linkit Item analysis. //**Not showing by period number. Tom- Have not gotten feedback on these changes on whether they were fixed or not. Just checked and as of 8/7 this issue is still not fixed.**//
 * Keys for the carts update???
 * **//Justin and Navaar were handling this issue. The correct keys that we ordered were replaced. The wrong keys that were sent to were sent back and we are awaiting the new//** **//shipment//**
 * __MSM2 Cart__
 * One of the Macbook pros has been over at the high school for weeks now needing to be re-imaged - //**status? Justin said he would look into it.**//


 * LMC:**
 * Both laptops are installed and now working. They need the default browser screens to be set be the LMC page
 * Mrs. Leone mentioned to me that Ms. Suker was promised two more iPads from tech office for her ESL class back in October. She currently has ten iPads with 12 students.
 * **//Sal- Diane Suker should ask her supervisor about this issue. The intent was never to have one iPad per child. If that has changed she needs to talk to Dave Hurst about it and then he can get back to Sal if this has changed//**

**Purchase updates:**

 * Printers for 147 and the LMC are now installed and working well.
 * //**Justin takled about using PaperCutter software to monitor printing and was looking for testers**//


 * Possible upgrades for next year:**


 * Replace instructor station in 137
 * graphics card does not support 3d printer software, new card would require new power supply, more memory? is it worth putting $300 to $400 into a 6 year old computer?
 * Take a look at the Staff survey results
 * Take a look at the Outlook Cart calendars - see how much they are being used
 * Items to discuss:
 * Do we want more carts in the building? Should they be Mac or PC?
 * Do we want to keep the iPads or give the PC based Surface a try?
 * Are we better off just getting more laptops for the building instead of tablets?
 * Teacher stations?
 * **//It was decided after discussing the survey results, outlook calendar general opinions for the committee we determined to go with 11 PC carts for 30 for next year. The Macbook carts in Patroon 6(1)-7(1) and 8(1) would remain with their teams as part of the special ed grant. Replacement to be determined later. The other three Macbook carts would be handed back in to the tech office. Patroon 6(1), 7(1) and 8 (1) would also keep their iPad carts as part of the same special ed grant. All but 90 of ht remaining iPads would be turned in to the tech department. The 16 in Msi4 Ppad cart would be combined with the iPads in the science department to form a cart and we would also keep MS-i5 and MS-i6 cart. MSi2 and MSi3 would be given back to Tech department.//**
 * **//Mac lab in 147 most likely would be converted to a PC lab. Up grades would take place in 037 and 137. Rm 128? still to be determined about upgrades//**
 * **//Teachers who have Macbook teacher stations have the option of keeping their laptop or getting a new PC laptop//**
 * **//Other items will be discussed at our next meeting in May//**


 * Other Business:**