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Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) Report to the Board of Education Fremont Unified School District August 17 , 2016 Rebecca Muoz Smith, TAC Chair for 2014 2015 Jeff Downing, TAC Chair for 2015 2016 Joseph Siam, Chief Technology Officer,


  1. Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) Report to the Board of Education Fremont Unified School District August 17 , 2016 Rebecca Muñoz Smith, TAC Chair for 2014 ‐ 2015 Jeff Downing, TAC Chair for 2015 ‐ 2016 Joseph Siam, Chief Technology Officer, TAC Ex ‐ officio member

  2. Introduction TAC • Discussion Highlights Report to the Board of • Recommendations Education FUSD • Future Discussions August 17, 2016 Rebecca Muñoz Smith TAC Chair for 2014 ‐ 2015 • TAC Member Roster Jeff Downing TAC Chair for 2015 ‐ 2016 Joseph Siam Chief Technology Officer TAC Ex ‐ officio member

  3. Committee Purposes: ● Act as advisors on the state of technology within the District ● Perform research and report on action items TAC specifically assigned to the Committee by the Report to the Board Board of ● Review, develop and submit technology Education recommendations including current use of FUSD technology within the District and future August 17, 2016 technology needs of the District ● Ensure each recommendation be as specific and Rebecca Muñoz Smith TAC Chair for 2014 ‐ 2015 concrete as possible. Jeff Downing ○ Recommendations should be accompanied TAC Chair for 2015 ‐ 2016 with a cost-benefit analysis, possible Joseph Siam alternatives and potential funding sources Chief Technology Officer TAC Ex ‐ officio member ● Form working committees as needed to study technology-related programs and services in support of the district technology plan.

  4. Discussion Highlights During 2014 ‐ 2015 TAC • Technology Plan Update Report to the Board of • Technology Integration of Education FUSD Instructional Delivery August 17, 2016 • Peer ‐ to ‐ Peer Training & Rebecca Muñoz Smith TAC Chair for 2014 ‐ 2015 Jeff Downing Professional Development for TAC Chair for 2015 ‐ 2016 Joseph Siam Chief Technology Officer Teachers & Clerical Staff TAC Ex ‐ officio member

  5. 2014 ‐ 2015 Recommendations TAC • Purchase of Dell Chromebooks Report to the Board of • Purchase of Destiny Library Education FUSD Media System August 17, 2016 • Purchase of Lexia Reading Core5 Rebecca Muñoz Smith TAC Chair for 2014 ‐ 2015 Jeff Downing Program TAC Chair for 2015 ‐ 2016 Joseph Siam • Feedback, Community Survey for Chief Technology Officer TAC Ex ‐ officio member Re ‐ design of FUSD Website

  6. Discussion Highlights During 2015 ‐ 2016 • Refresh cycle for student & teacher TAC Report to the devices Board of Education • WAN & Network infrastructure FUSD August 17, 2016 upgrades Rebecca Muñoz Smith • TAC Chair for 2014 ‐ 2015 GPS tracking/reporting system for Jeff Downing TAC Chair for 2015 ‐ 2016 school buses Joseph Siam Chief Technology Officer • Schoolwires web hosting TAC Ex ‐ officio member • Updating District’s Technology Plan

  7. 2015 ‐ 2016 Recommendations TAC • Purchase of Dell Chromebooks for all sites Report to the • Purchase Synovia’s “Here Comes the Bus” Board of Education GPS tracking system FUSD August 17, 2016 • Selection of Sunesys to provide fiber Rebecca Muñoz Smith TAC Chair for 2014 ‐ 2015 internet infrastructure to improve Jeff Downing TAC Chair for 2015 ‐ 2016 available bandwidth Joseph Siam • Chief Technology Officer Renew Schoolwires for additional year TAC Ex ‐ officio member while options and upgrades are evaluated

  8. Discussion topics for 2016 ‐ 2017 TAC • Refresh cycle for both student devices and Report to the staff Board of • Schoolwires (website) renewal Education • Infrastructure upgrades FUSD August 17, 2016 • Updating the Technology Plan 2012 ‐ 2017 • Teacher technology survey Rebecca Muñoz Smith TAC Chair for 2014 ‐ 2015 Discovering hardware, software, and Jeff Downing training needs directly from staff TAC Chair for 2015 ‐ 2016 Joseph Siam Best practices regarding k ‐ 12 Chief Technology Officer TAC Ex ‐ officio member Educational Technology integration

  9. TAC Members FUSD COMMUNITY FUSD STAFF TAC • • Rebecca Muñoz Smith (14 ‐ 16) Antoinette Schlobohm, (14 ‐ 15) Report to the • • Robert Hou (14 ‐ 16) Anne Damron, (14 ‐ 16) Board of • • Sameer Desai (14 ‐ 16) Rob Reibenschuh (14 ‐ 16) Education • • Melissa Heckman (14 ‐ 15) Maile Ferreira (14 ‐ 16) FUSD • • Linda Licari (14 ‐ 16) Thom Birbeck (14 ‐ 16) August 17, 2016 • • Aaron Cammarata (14 ‐ 15) Michele Hartmangruber (14 ‐ 16) Rebecca Muñoz Smith • • Vikram Jung (14 ‐ 16) Danielle Girard (14 ‐ 16) TAC Chair for 2014 ‐ 2015 • • Peter Xie (14 ‐ 16) ‐ 2016/17 Chair Prince Padania (15 ‐ 16) Jeff Downing TAC Chair for 2015 ‐ 2016 • • Goutam Das (15 ‐ 16) Jeff Downing (15 ‐ 16) Joseph Siam • • Biju Abraham (15 ‐ 16) Joseph Siam Ex ‐ officio member Chief Technology Officer TAC Ex ‐ officio member

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