Technology Campus
Design Committee –
Meeting began at
Present: Linda McSweeney, Diane Stacy, Tom Walz, Karen Baron,
Ric Nudell, Jeff Maher, Scott Griggs
Linda McSweeney presented “Information Technology Standards In the FA” – This is a paper by Linda that will be used to spur discussion about how to integrate technology into the FA- It includes ideas for meeting technology standards as a part of work in various academic areas. The paper also raises issues to deal with in it’s implementation. Jeff mentioned that issues with financial impact might be addressed as a % of a $60-65,000 grant could be for technology.
Handouts(links available through library’s page on shsbtc.org) included the discussion paper along with VT Grade Level Equivalents for Grades 7-8 and 9-12 and example performance task assessments.
The use of a student electronic portfolio to track students meeting these standards was discussed. Jeff said that a product called KUDER had been looked looked at at a conference.
Linda noted that the VT Framework advocates integration. A key thought in her proposal would be to have each academic department focus on a particular area of technology in their assignments.
Karen pointed out the advantages of including iC3(Internet Computing Core Certification) in the FA. This computer basics industry credential is currently being used in the IT Academy, and is in the current list of pieces to be included in the FA.
This will be presented and discussed at a 5/15
at a Leadership team meeting at a later date
Priorities for Campus
Technology-
With clarification from Tom, Jeff listed the following
estimates of campus $ available for technology next year.
Title II D rough estimate: $15,000
Operating $ - two parts $103,000 (53/50)
Carl Perkins $60,000
Competitive Grants $30,000 (one time)
Total: Approx: $200,000/year
Jeff then listed the following as areas to consider “not necessarily in priority order”
Business and
Intervention Labs-
Campus – Library
Annual and Consumable (including tech supplies and replacement equipment)
Infrastructure/Servers
Tom emphasized the need to consider what resources are being underutilized as well as being careful to include maintenance of current resources, such as the wireless labs in these plans.
In the ensuing discussion it appeared that a significant amount of the $200,000 may already be determined. Jeff offered to meet with Tom, Diane and Scott before our next meeting to develop a sheet with clearer numbers as to what remains to be allocated.
Meeting adjourned at
Next Meeting: Thursday, May 18 at