An overview of Technology upgrades in Enid Public Schools!

1. Enid Public Schools
State of Technology Address

2. Taking Enid Public School’s into
the 21st Century of Technology
• Four year of Constant Change
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2009 thru 2013
E-Rate
Technology Bond
Constriction Bond
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - IDEA

3. 09-11 years of rapid change
• Work behind the scenes
– Server Consolidation
– 15 servers taken out of schools
– Server Virtualization
– 45 Virtual Servers setup
– Internet Upgrade
– 40 MB to 100 MB
– WAN Upgrade
– 100 MB to 1000 MB

4. 09-11 years of rapid change
• Work behind the scenes
– Wireless and network equipment upgrade
• Emerson, McKinley, Monroe
– Antivirus Upgrade
– Network Storage Upgrade

5. 09-11 years of rapid change
• New Phone System
– E-Rate funded
– Central Office, Emerson, Monroe, McKinley
– New Phone numbers 366-7000 thru 366-8999
• New Helpdesk System
– HelpSTAR http://eps-helpstar
– Submit and Track Tickets “Work orders” online
– 1082 Tickets worked in the 9 Months since going live

6. American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act – Title I
• iPads
– State of Oklahoma's Largest iPad deployment in K12
– 370 in first deployment
• Smart Technology
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SmartBoards
Document Cameras
Smart Slates
Smart Response Systems

7. American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act - IDEA
• Special Education Laptops
– Replaced every Special Education teachers desktop with laptop
• Special Education Desktops
– Replaced all old classroom computers
– 2 rounds of deployments for a total 140 systems
• Kurzweil
• Text to speech software

8. American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act - IDEA
• Special Education Smart Technology
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SmartBoards
Document Cameras
Smart Slates
Smart Response Systems
• iPads
– 120 deployed to Special Ed classrooms
• RedCat Systems

9. Technology Integration Specialist
• District Technology Integration Specialist
– Kevin Schanck
• 30 + years of classroom teaching
• Works with Site based Technology Integration Specialists to identify
Technology needs at each site
• Site based Technology Integration Specialist
– School based support for all technology
– Including SharePoint, PowerSchool, Success Maker, Safari Montage,
Atomic Learning, SmartBoards, HelpSTAR, Cisco Phones

10. Technology Bond Projects
• Follett’s Destiny
– Library
– Textbook
– Asset
– http://eps-destiny.enidk12.org/
• Desktop Computer – First Round
– 650 Total
– 630 for Computer Labs
– 20 for Library check out stations

11. Technology Bond Projects
• PowerSchool – SIS Upgrade
– Upgraded to version 7.0
– Upgraded Power Teacher
– Server Array
• Exchange Email System
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Integrated System - 1000 email boxes
All systems talking as one
Fully Functional Webmail
Shared Calendaring
Barracuda SPAM Filter
SAN

12. Technology Bond Projects
• Server Upgrades
– VMWare Upgrade
– New Offsite Backup Solution
• Desktop Computer – Second Round
– 140 Total
– For EHS – Library and Reference Computer Lab

13. Technology Bond Projects
• Offsite WAN Connectivity
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Network equipment to connect the following sites to the District Network
Juvenile Detention Center
Sequoyah Group Home
Integris Behavioral Health
YWCA – 4 Yr old program
Greenbriar – 4 Yr old program
The Commons – 4 Yr old program

14. Bond / E-Rate Projects
• Network Equipment Upgrade
– Coolidge
– Adams
– Garfield
– Longfellow

15. Bond Construction
• Two new Schools
– Garfield/Prairie View
– Network equipment
– 500 network drops per bldg.
– Wireless – 1 AP per 4 classroom
– 6 Drops per room

16. Bond Construction
• Cabling Upgrades
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Coolidge
Glenwood
Hayes
Monroe
McKinley
Taft
Emerson
Waller
Longfellow
Enid High

17. Advancements in Technology
• New Intercom / Bell System
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Adams
Coolidge
Eisenhower
Garfield
Glenwood
Hayes
Hoover
McKinley
Monroe
Prairie View
Taft
Emerson
Longfellow
Waller
Enid High
Lincoln
A phone in every classroom!

18. Advancements in Technology
• Safari Montage
– http://eps-safari.enidk12.org
– Replacing UnitedStreaming/Discovery Ed
– Streaming TV, no longer will we have a TV in the classroom
• Atomic Learning
– Online Technology PD
– “Have you asked AL”

19. Advancements in Technology
• SmartBoards
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EPS Foundation – 72 Smartboards
22 University Center
60 Garfield / Prairie View
100 % Core, 98 % All classrooms
• Classroom Computer – 2 per classroom
– Replaced 150 2010-2011
– Replaced 250 2011-2012
– Replaced 250 2012-2013
• Laptops for Staff
– Laptops for Administration

20. Advancements in Technology
• Pod Computing
– Laptop Carts
– One cart of 30 laptops per school
– 420 Total
– iPad Carts
– 1 Carts of 30 deployed to 5 Schools
– 600 Total

21. Cutting Edge of Technology
• Zone Integration and Data Warehousing
– Mizuni’s Zone Integration Server
– Mizuni’s Data Warehouse
• Distributed Printing
– Network printers throughout a school – under contract with
Copiers Plus

22. Cutting Edge of Technology
• Social Media in the Classroom
– YouTube
– Facebook
– Twitter
– Flicker

23. Cutting Edge of Technology
• Technology Integration in the Classroom
– MyBigCampus
• Learning Management System
• Cloud Based
– BYOD
• Students allowed to bring there own devices
– Student Login
• Students PreK-12

24. Cutting Edge of Technology
• Wide Area Network Upgrade
– Increasing Internet to 1 gig

25. The Future is coming!
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Creation of Technology Center
Server room move
Network Core Upgrade to 10 gig
WAN upgrade to 10 gig
Digital Signage
Electronic Document Management
– Going Green

26. The Future is coming!

27. Thank You!