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Budget Alignment The Ottawa Area ISD has always generously supported technology initiatives with adequate financial, personnel and media resources. This is largely due to the technology alignment philosophy detailed throughout this overview. Accordingly, this will continue into the foreseeable future. Estimated 3-Year Technology Budget Plan * 12/13 13/14 14/15 Funding Sources: OAISD Funds 1,331,314 1,387,552 1,422,952 Grant Funds 0 0 0 E-Rate Funds 119,448 119,448 119,448 Total Funding Sources 1,450,762 1,507,000 1,542,400 Expenditures: Maintenance and Repair 35,000 35,000 35,000 Service Contracts 342,800 317,800 320,000 Software Upgrades 177,870 178,000 180,000 Hardware Upgrades 465,750 70,000 75,000 Support Contracts 97,050 98,600 99,000 Connectivity 182,000 182,000 182,000 Staff Salaries 1,293,000 1,422,300 1,564,530 Total Expenditures 1,450,762 1,507,000 1,542,400 * Note: This budget represents the Technology Services Department budget and does not include technology expenditures embedded in other department budgets. As such, this is a conservative picture of the entire technology expenditures at OAISD. Finally, these are anticipated budgets and subject to annual adjustment and approval by the OAISD Board of Education. Coordination of Financial Resources The OAISD technology infrastructure is funded through operational funds allocated from Special Education, Career and Vocational Technical funds, OAISD general funds, federal Title and Chapter funds, Universal Service Fund discounts, capital outlay, fund equity and service fees. The Ottawa Area Wide Area Network capital project was funded primarily through Durant Settlement monies. Additionally, OAISD partnered with Grand Valley State University and Ottawa County to co-build 101 miles of fiber, taking advantage of shared fiber costs for labor and purchasing of fiber. The ISD has submitted requests for Universal Service Fund discounts from Year 1 through the current fund year. These funds have been used to expand Internet Services to eleven K-12 school districts and 10 private single building schools. Access and bandwidth to local districts continues to grow every year. During this time, the ISD has been able to only moderately grow its services fees to the local districts due to E-Rate discounts. OAISD is a strong proponent of collaborating with neighboring ISDs to develop common systems that have sufficient economies of scale to be sustainable. Examples have included partnering with Kent and Muskegon Intermediate School Districts for accounting, digital content sharing, data warehousing and online classes. 20
Monitoring and Evaluation Evaluation, assessment and monitoring are essential components of every program and plan under the auspices of the OAISD. The organization’s practice is to expect continuous monitoring and assessment of all programs and projects. OAISD administrators are charged with providing oversight to all OAISD plans, including the plans highlighted in this document. This function is performed in the daily, weekly, monthly and annual processes that govern all the activities of the OAISD. Technology Alignment Monitoring With respect to the specific goals and strategies identified within the “Technology Alignment with the Educational Mission” document, the Asst. Superintendent of Instructional Services and the Director of Technology Services will provide regular and timely updates to the Administrative Team on plan progress at its regularly scheduled meetings. The data for the reports will be based upon the success indicators and evaluation/monitoring methods identified in each goal’s respective table. Implementation deficiencies will be addressed by the Administrative Team. In addition to the periodic updates, the Asst. Superintendent of Instructional Services and the Director of Technology Services will provide regular and continuous updates with respect to plan progress. Updates will be presented to the OAISD Superintendent’s Council as necessary at weekly intervals. Any identified plan deficiencies will become an input into the various planning processes identified throughout this document. I.e., just as prior inputs have led to the goals identified herein, the feedback loop of this monitoring effort will become an input into future planning activities. Again, the data for the reports will be based upon the success indicators and evaluation/monitoring methods identified in each goal’s respective table. Acceptable Use Monitoring The Internet is an essential tool for business and educational use in schools. With this and other technology tools comes a compelling responsibility to insure that students and staff use all technology safely, ethically and productively. The Internet poses special risks of both inappropriate use by students and staff and access to inappropriate sites by minors. To safeguard children and to insure professional and productive use of this resources, the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District has put in place the following policies and practices. CIPA Compliance The OAISD has and will continue to comply with the requirements of the Children’s Internet Protection Act, (CIPA) as codified at 47 U.S.C. § 254(h) and (l). The school is committed to assuring the safe conduct of all students while online and has a comprehensive policy about the proper use of our technological resources. The OAISD Board of Education approved “Technology Code of Ethics” is in place and serves as the district’s Acceptable Use Policy for all staff and students (see Appendix A). This policy is periodically reviewed and revised as needed (see the bottom of Appendix A listing revision dates – all revisions were the result of OAISD Board of Education action at its regularly scheduled public meetings). Filter Efforts It is the district’s intent to preserve network bandwidth and improve network response times by limiting Internet access to educational-related sites. The filtering software used to block and filter access to the Internet from pornographic and obscene sites is the Palo Alto Firewall / Filter appliance, ensuring 21
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