Committee Meeting Minutes - December 10, 2007

Technology Committee Meeting Notes - 12/10/2007

Attendees:
Kathy Thompson, Hank Caruso, Pam Fox, Dan Lemcke, Carol Mayo, Mike Moline, Steve Diller

Comprehensive Inventory List
- Pam is working on organizing licenses.
- 4th and 5th grades want Accelerated Reader, so will need to buy 100 more licenses.
- Inventory list is needed as basis point to develop wish list to take to grant committee.
- Dennis Underwood was in charge of original network infrastructure installation. Will need his help to complete inventory list.
- School has two servers - one at each end of building.
- School has T1 line internet access.
- Will need to know speed and capacity of existing network routers and switches to determine how many more we will need.
- School has a new server, which will need to be brought online over the holidays.
- School needs to set up a lab - Need 30 desktops, Flatscreen monitors, Network switch.
- Should approach grant committee with a complete, prioritized wish list. Don't forget licenses. Recommend installing laser printers, not inkjet.
- The school currently has 10 wireless antennas.
Teacher Assessments/STAR Charts
- Mid-February is first opportunity to get this done. (Targeting Feb.
12).
- Would like to do this on an in-service day. Mike or Sharon from Region 10 can come out and moderate.
- Approximately 1 week turnaround to assess/compile data.
- Mrs. Pishko will use individual Teacher STAR Charts to fill out a Campus STAR Chart.
- Teachers should put their names on the STAR Charts to expedite assessment of individual training needs.
- Kathy will organize hospitality for the session.
School visits
- End of January and beginning of February.
- Jesuit - Steve, Dan
- Ursuline - Kathy, Steve
- JPII - Dan and a person from the SAC (Kathy to make introduction)
- St. Monica - Kathy and Hank
- UTD - Dan (Mike to provide contact of Region 10 employee who is working on graduate degree there)
- Irving schools (Academy in Irving, Northills School) - Steve (coordinate with Carol)
Other
- Kathy working on mission and vision statements. Will email vision statement - bring comments to January meeting.
- Next meetings: Jan. 14, Feb. 25, and March 10.

Welcome

WELCOME!!!
Welcome to the All Saints CatholicSchool Technology Committee blog. Hopefully this blog will give all committee members a means of rapid and effective communication as we move forward to our goal, a technology plan for the school.

Please feel free to comment or make suggestions as to how we can make this work.

Thank you for your time.

Hank