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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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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