Minutes+from+3_13_14

Attendees: Tim Connelly, Tom Michalek, Mike Kugman, Jim Farnan,, Candy Dolen, , Kristen Armstrong Leslie Bruff, Sal DeAngelo, Justin Brown, Navaar Johnson, Ed Gill, Diane Leone, Jim Farnan, Merissa Taylor, Bill Reilly, Eileen Pasquini, Steve Owens, Todd Tyler
 * Minutes from 1/9/14 **
 * Future Meeting Dates: **
 * The rest of this year's meeting dates: ....4/10....5/8....6/12 (2nd Thursday of every month)


 * Go over the minutes from our last meeting: **
 * Reviewed Minutes from 1/9/14 meeting canceled for February.

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 * Student Information System roll out update: **
 * Is the plan still Fall of 2014? -
 * Anything happening preliminary for this Spring?
 * Plan for training this summer?
 * **//Sal said training will take place in May - 6-8 teachers from the Middle school. They will be trained to train more teachers before the end of the school year on the Aspen Basics. Will go live July 26th. Will be available to staff August 11. The roll out will be talked about in more detail at the April faculty meeting. Sal and Mike will be attending more training in April. many options will be added to the roll out later such as: Parent portal, gradebook, blogs and webpages. In addition tot he training there are a lot of great self help menus and videos available through Aspen. Sal will post a sample site to log into shortly for staff log into on the staff resource page.//**


 * Carts update and Cart meeting update: **
 * Key orders for the Macbooks? What is the status since last month?
 * //**Coordinate with Justin, Bruce and Steve on this item**//


 * Calendar update?
 * **Update 2/24/14** I e-mailed rob again and he has finally given her access I checked with her on the 24th and she said she was in - Steve Owens
 * Last check from December... Steve was working with Rob from BOCES. Tom emailed Rob again after our last meeting. When Tom checked with Megan 2/12/14, she still could not get on the MS-I6 Calendar either on a Mac or a PC...
 * //**Sal said to contact Rob again and CC him on the email.**//
 * Any cart issues from Staff?
 * Linda Gellman asked about the MSM3 cart. She says the printer option can still not be found on the computers of this cart? The list is in the minutes from last meeting and was just sent to Steve.
 * //** Steve said he would take care Of this issue. **//
 * //**Update 2/24/14 I checked in with Linda Gellman and the printers are now on the laptops Steve Owens**//


 * LMC: **
 * Status of the two (newer) laptop PCs for the LMC that were exchanged out last month?
 * //**Sal said he and Justin will take care of it. **//
 * 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.
 * //**Justin said he would try and find two more for Diane. **//

**Purchase update: **

 * We have the Surface RT for Jim. Steve set it up for him on the network. No cover yet from CDW. //** Delivered last week **//
 * Printers for 147 and the LMC
 * **//Sal said these are in and will be set up with in the next couple of weeks. //**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13px;">**Possible upgrades for next year:**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13px;">With the promises of the new infrastructure we have new possible options in our building. Some possible ideas to discuss:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 13px;">Take a look at the Outlook Cart calendars - see how much they are being used
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Do we want more carts in the building? Should they be Mac or PC?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Do we want to keep the iPads or give the PC based Surface a try?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Are we better off just getting more laptops for the building instead of tablets?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Should we send out a survey to staff?
 * //**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">What was decided by the committee is that we have some debate over what is best for the building. Sal offered the option of have a PC cart for each team (9 carts) and then extra cart(s) for the LMC (possibly 2) **//
 * //**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Mike and Tom suggested sending out a survey to staff to see where much of the thinking was leading **//
 * //**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">We then would review some of these results at the next meeting Sal needed an answer by May to start making purchase orders **//


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Other Business: **