Boulder Valley School District Educational Facilities Master Plan

Boulder Valley School DistrictEducational Facilities Master Plantheir investment (ROI) of approximately $400,000 - $500,000 annually. MGT is contacting anumber of local area vendors to validate these costs and to ensure the long range benefits ofthese services are in the best interest of the District.Instructional technologies require that resources in the classroom be made available to teachersand educators to deliver curriculum in a 21st century learning model. To date, most teachers inBVSD lack these resources and as such are not able to maximize the curriculum. An additionalbenefit to this effort being examined by MGT is in the area of alternative education.Recently, major advances in technology delivered curriculum, either through distance learningopportunities or the installation of local software, have played a significant role in drop-outprevention, credit retention, and remediation which supports the alternative education goals ofthe District.This equipment, software, and distance learning capability are necessary to meet the everchanging needs of the District. Without these technological resources, teachers, staff, andadministration will continue to struggle in meeting the challenges of the 21st century classroom.The estimated costs for a pilot of these systems are $1,500,000.A facility review is included in this effort to ensure the investment being made by BVSD will beprotected for many years to come. MGT, along with the Planning, Engineering and ConstructionDepartment of BVSD, have designed an IT facility for each building which includes external andinternal egress and ingress. Each site will be provided a small concrete block or similar materialstructure, which will house all network equipment for each of the schools and offices. As BVSDenters into service level agreements with vendors to support, service, and maintain newlyinstalled network equipment, 24/7 access will be necessary.This model allows for outside vendor access to network equipment but prevents building levelaccess through separate key systems. BVSD IT staff can access the network facility eitherinternally or externally. Estimated costs for these buildings are approximately $500,000.ConclusionThe proposed solution provides BVSD with the most effective means of meeting the businessrequirements while minimizing risk and controlling timeframes and project costs. This section ofthe report summarizes the findings and recommendations based on a survey of the marketplaceand review of the BVSD’s current technology infrastructure. The recommendations ensure thefollowing:• Project management using generally accepted methodologies• Effective communication with the BVSD community• Appropriate independent oversight of all phases of the projectCapital Improvement Planning Committee May 2006 Page 23