Minutes+from+10_9_14

Attendees: Tim Connelly, Tom Michalek,, Jim Farnan, , Candy Dolen, , Kristen Armstrong Leslie Bruff, Sal DeAngelo, Justin Brown, Navaar Johnson, Diane Leone, Eileen Pasquini, Jim Farnan, Merissa Taylor, Kristen Armstrong, Linda Gellman and Bill O'Reilly
 * Minutes from 10/9/14**

//** Change the date for December meeting to 12/10. Need to decide at our next meeting on whether to meet in April...Spring Break is that 2nd Thursday... **//
 * Future Meeting Dates: **
 * 11/13, //** 12/10 **//, 1/8/15, 2/12, 3/12, 4/9, 5/14, 6/11
 * Go over the minutes from our last meeting: **


 * Student Information System roll out update: Any new Questions? **
 * Turnkey teacher training updates?
 * o 5- week progress reports – Deadline for posting 10/9 at 3;30pm – will be published 10/10.14
 * o Q1 grade reporting training – November 3rd Faculty Meeting? Other?
 * Aspen gradebook--when a student is transferred from one class period to another linked class with the same assignments, the student name moves to the new gradebook, but the student scores on assignments do not. Until this is resolved, should teachers be alerted to back up their gradebooks?
 * //**Training will be offered. Just let Sal know. Money is available. Just let Mike and the Committee decide how and what we want to offer at some point this year. Steering Committee Meeting 10/23. Could find out more then and then talk about this some more at our tech meeting on 11/13.**//
 * //**Atlas will be translated over by January 2015.**//
 * //**Jim Mentioned it would be great if special Ed teachers that are crossed teamed could have access to the teacher gradebooks of students they teach. Would just make the it a lot easier to keep up with student progress. Sal agreed and said others have asked about this as well in other buildings. He is waiting on an answer from Kathy Johnson.**//


 * LMC: **
 * None of the computers have been updated in the LMC . **//__Remote virtual computer update? –Justin/Navaar__//**
 * **// Virtualization is very close to implementation. It will start in the labs and the LMC. Many of the issues that we have right now will be easier solved virtually. LAN school and other programs will still work virtually. Students when they log in some will have a choice for which desktop they will log into. For Tech, ATM and Computer literacy, you will have separate assigned desktops to your classes that you will be able to control through LANschool. The LMC will have access to all student accounts for this control because they have just about everyone in the school logging in there at some point. We should begin implementation with in the next few weeks. //**
 * Aspen access for the LMC to students to contact parents about overdue books. - **Diane should have permission to test this by Thursday's meeting. If it accomplishes want they want, we can extend to the other LMC staff if appropriate. // Sal confirmed this at the meeting. //**
 * AUPs **//__update__//**- All AUP's have been handed in to the LMC**. -** **Great Job with this! **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Carts update and Cart meeting update: **
 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Outlook Calendar __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **//update?//**
 * o <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Have the new carts been entered into outlook and all teachers been given access? <span style="color: #ed7d31; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">- **NO - Sal will take this as an action item. Tom can you send me a list of name for those carts that can be deleted.-** Sent out to Sal 10/16/14.
 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Any cart issues from Staff? __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">?
 * __o <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Macbooks- __
 * § <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">MSM3, MSM1 and MSM2 still use
 * § <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Update:
 * § <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Printer alignment issues?
 * § <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Updating the laptops to a later iOS? - Justin can comment
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">//**Sal mentioned that the tech department should set up a new image for the 3 MacBook carts, and repair the key pads. It was also mentioned and asked about by tech staff of an end date for the other MacBook carts. After looking through the June and May minutes, the clarification is that the three MacBook carts associated with Special Ed would remain in use as part of an earlier grant. The special Ed carts are theirs to decide.**// //**We can re-evaluate this at a later date with their input.**//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">//**We also talked about which teachers wanted to trade in their Teacher Macbooks for PCs.**// //**The committee will find out who those members are and bring the names back to the committee next month**//.
 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">iPads __
 * § <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Carts MS-16 -
 * § <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">#16 Can't get the plug in back of the cart plugged in and MS-15 Still here
 * § <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">#26 Has a small crack on the corner
 * //**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The iPads were really not discussed other that Kristen mentioning that they still do not have wireless in the science rooms since the old hardware was taken out. The tech Department thought it was fixed with at least some wireless restored. They will check into it. **//
 * § **//__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">any follow up on the above issues? __//**
 * § <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Cart MS-15 - 16 iPads combined with the 15 that science has into one cart now housed in the science wing?
 * ** § ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**All set? Update? Wireless issues in the Science wing? - My understanding is that this has been corrected- that many were just unplugged and or set aside.**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">PC Laptops - 300 laptops at the HS Were purchased and will be brought when carts come in. - //**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Update **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">- **All carts have been delivered, labeled and we are finishing up putting all of the plugs in the carts. Will not be handed out until after November 1st and the new protocol has been established and explained to the staff.** //


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Summer Upgrades and What is left to fix for Fall: - **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Software for classrooms:
 * o **//__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Update? __//**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Review plan for the other labs Rm. 147, 037, 128, 137 - **//__Update?__ - Plan is to virtualize the labs in relation to what Navaar said above.//**
 * o <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students Cannot access the student folders from Windows 8? - **//There was discussion at the meeting about how the tech staff would fix it and try to get the fix out soon//**
 * o <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Student machines are not connected to the lab printer in Rm. 147- **//This would be taken care of through virtualization.//**
 * o <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Password Control - **Jim Still needs the app on his surface tablet or on his computer. //Justin put it on Jim's iPad at the meeting. Thank you Justin!//**
 * o <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">LAN School on machines in the LMC, 147 and 128 - **//The plan is to wait for Virtualization//**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">MinecraftEdu on the machines in Rm. 147- //**Virtualization will be a part of this and further discussions with Navaar**//
 * o <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Google Apps? **//__Update:__// All set for kids - Let's talk about Google for a moment!!!**
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**We are moving forward with Google not only within the building but in the district. Office 365 could be re-visited in the future but right now it is very limited in its scope. So we will move forward with Google. We will work to make it part of the single-sign on for kids and staff. This may involve relinquishing the administrative access to some staff for re-setting passwords. Lets talk about this next meeting since we have had issues with sign ins and the only way to fix the problem is to re-set the password.** //
 * o <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If the virtual piece is not ready yet we might want to consider fixing some of these things manually until it is up and running //**(see above comments from Navaar)**//


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Upgrades to the Wireless
 * o <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ETA for it to be up and running 11/1/14. **//__Update - No change - everything is progressing as planned and this remains the target date!!!__//**


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Reference for Cart distribution: **
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Each of the 9 teams will have a cart of 30 laptops **
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1 cart will be assigned to the LMC for a total of ten **
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Will not be distributed until 11/1/14 or when the new wireless is up and running **
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Carts will only be used for testing until then **
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Change the settings in each of the machines because in certain parts of the building screens are too dark and students can not adjust the brightness **
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Begin a plan/awareness for Technology Readiness for Staff and Students **
 * ** § <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Talked about at October Faculty meeting briefly. Showed off the cart talked about maintaining and ownership of this process **
 * ** § <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Next up: Updating the protocol for students and staff. **
 * //**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Discussed and confirmed the above- **//

//**FrontPage issue. Bill and Candy brought up a concern with teachers still using this program for their webpages. The district office is stating that all FrontPage pages and information need to be moved by January 1st since the district is no longer using FrontPage. Sal thought the agreement was teachers and staff would have until the end of the school year. Sal said he was going to check into this with Ms. Sabre and firm up the correct date.**//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Other Business: **