Minutes+from+11_14_13

Minutes from 10 /14 /13

Attendees: Tim Connelly, Tom Michalek, Mike Kugman, Bill Reilly, Jim Farnan,, Candy Dolen, , Kristen Armstrong Linda Gellman, Justin Brown, Sal DeAngelo


 * Future Meeting Dates: **
 * The rest of this year's meeting dates: 11/14 ...12/12...1/9/14....2/13....3/13....4/10....5/8....6/12 (2nd Thursday of every month)


 * Carts update and Cart meeting update: **
 * Cart maintenance
 * labels
 * loaning for testing
 * Tom talked about the meeting with the cart holders in the building and some very positive ideas came out of it:
 * Assigning the same # on the cart to the same kid on the team
 * Go over with staff again how to use the Outlook calendar
 * Use the 3 in your gradebook to assign the number in the cart per kid
 * make a routine to have the kid check over the machine before each class and explain to them the accountability
 * Same thing with teachers not keep track to bring this to Mike
 * Keys update
 * Keys have been purchased for the MSM2 cart for PPS using a 3rd party website with keys at a reasonable price
 * The other cart in question is MSM6 and this cart has the most keys missing. Tom just sent a list over to Justin today
 * Justin said he was in the process of ordering them


 * Cart chords and iPad cart
 * MS-I2 iPad cart still needs two power chords for iPads
 * Sal said they woulf be sent over tomorrow and that maybe we could have them signed out through the LMC when needed


 * Printers
 * MSM3 Macbook cart has the printers but the option to print these is not coming up for the students
 * MSM5 Macbook cart can’t print


 * Keeping staff educated on cart procedures: Will give a demonstration of how to use the Outlook calendar at the next Faculty meeting 12/3
 * Talk about more devices for next year
 * Noticed, in general, those teams that did not lend carts to other teams had better maintenance
 * Laptop carts for every team might help
 * Possible switching out the actual carts for iPads that have poor storage options for wires(MS-I1, MS-I2, MS-I3). Keep the iPads just replace the carts
 * More tablets for staff to learn how to use before we order more tablet carts
 * Sal and Mike offered their insight about the PARC tests and the uncertainty in NYS on testing in the future. Therefore we are not sure about where to go with some of the funding just yet. We are kind of in a holding pattern. That being said, they also have had further discussions about involving content area supervisors in the process of this model of the cooperative decision making for a Common Core view. Sal especially sees this need at the HS.


 * Re-Imaging update: **
 * LMC / Labs - Jim and Tim mentioned that some of the imaging is still not working. Justin said the help desk will make another attempt to alleviate the issue. It will not be perfect but they are on it. Jim also mentioned the frustration of having to set up the favorites and short cuts with the kids is very time consuming when there is a re-image.


 * Purchase Update: **
 * Surface tablet for Jim Farnan? - Sal will send over a purchase order for us to look at and will send it to purchasing there after to get the ball rolling.
 * Printer for Rm.147? Sal said - It is ordered


 * Other Business? **
 * Two machines in Rm 128 are still not working - Steve and Jim said they are fixed
 * Ceiling tiles in Rm 207 near the projector need to be fixed - Sal said this is an O and M issue and Mike said he would look into it.