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Eagle Ridge Conference Center Eagle Ridge Conference CenterMDE Technology UpdatesMDE Technology Updates

March 26, 2008March 26, 2008

Education Technology Education Technology Update InformationUpdate Information

OET Organizational Move Staff (3) Technology Coordinators’ Advisory Committee Meeting with Mary Ann Wolf, Executive Director of SETDA MOTE – Mississippi Online Technology Evaluation 2007 – 2008 Technology Plan

– Year one update (MIS Summer Data Conference)– Forms and Submission Method– Revised Budget Form

Teachers’ Technology Literacy and Assessment– professional portfolio– performance assessment – course work

Enhancing Education Through Technology (E2T2) Grants 2008-2009 (Year 6)– Formula

Revision/Approval Notification in April (Already Submitted) Late Districts

– Competitive Announcement will be in April after MDE Board Meeting

Enhancing Education Through Technology (E2T2) Grants 2007-2008 (Year 5)– Formula

Districts that haven’t submitted Original Applications or Revisions Original Application by April 15, 2008 the money will be redistributed to other districts

New Student Information System RFPNew Student Information System RFPMSIS Old InformationMSIS Old Information

K12 MSIS Steering CommitteeNovember 2, 2007

Statewide SIS RFP Committee November 16, 2007

Creation of Workgroups SIS/SAP General RequirementsSIS Student Information SystemSAP School Administration Package

New Student Information System RFPNew Student Information System RFPUPDATE INFORMATIONUPDATE INFORMATION

K12 MSIS Steering CommitteeNovember 2, 2007

Statewide SIS RFP Committee November 16, 2007

SAP Workgroup MeetingFebruary 26-28, 2008

SIS/SAP Electronic Review and Recommendations

Workgroup Progress SIS/SAP General Requirements (Derrick Lindsay)SIS Student Information System (Sarita Donaldson)SAP School Administration Package (Marvin Adams)

Information Technology Services (Debra Spell and Gary Leblanc)

Timeline

MSIS UPDATEMSIS UPDATE Collection of Student MinutesCollection of Student Minutes

- Special Education Request for improved LRE reporting- SAPs

- Additional work load- Training of District Staff- Quality of Data- Default Minutes from Teacher Schedule

- MSIS- Maintenance of Effort

MSIS UPDATEMSIS UPDATE Federal Race/Ethnicity RequirementFederal Race/Ethnicity Requirement

Starting School Year 2008-2009Student Identification will move from 5 to 7 Categories

 Hispanic/Latino (of any race)    American Indian or Alaskan Native    Asian    Black or African American    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander    White    Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)

Personnel Identification

SAP, 29 Personnel Reports, 5 Personnel Screens, 34 Student Reports, and 9 Student Forms

Statewide Student Electronic TranscriptsStatewide Student Electronic Transcripts

Reasons– P20 Initiative– IHL– Community Colleges– K12

FERPA Issue Additional Data Requirements

– Sem 1, Sem 2– Grading Scales

Statewide Transcript Format

Statewide Student Electronic Transcripts Statewide Student Electronic Transcripts UPDATE INFORMATIONUPDATE INFORMATION

• IHL, Community College, Private Secondary, Private Post-Secondary• Phase One (Electronic PDF)• Selection of eScrip-Safe• PDF Flow (SAP-MDE-Destination)• Pilot Districts• Not Mandatory

• Labor Hour Reduction• Postal Cost Reduction• Higher Accountability• Quicker Turnaround

CIBER ContractCIBER ContractOld InformationOld Information

MDE desires to continue to provide the technical services to the districts that they have always performed.

MDE will have to decide to either modify and extend the current contract held by CIBER, or Submit a RFP for a new contract to be bid on.

Waiting on the opinion of our attorney to determine legally how we should move forward.

CIBER CONTRACTCIBER CONTRACT

UPDATE INFOMATIONUPDATE INFOMATION

CIBER Contract– Contract has been renewed for 2 more years– Contract will cover all districts that participant in

the Legacy and MPLS network.– Priority

Legacy Districts– Migration– Long Term Projects

Current MPLS Districts– Break/Fix

– Special Clause

STAR SCHOOLS (MIVN)STAR SCHOOLS (MIVN)UPDATE INFORMATIONUPDATE INFORMATION

• The MS Interactive Video Network (MIVN)

represents a partnership among Mississippi Public

Broadcasting (MPB), the Mississippi Department of

Education (MDE), State Board for Community and

Junior Colleges, and Institutions of Higher Learning.

STAR SCHOOLS (MIVN)STAR SCHOOLS (MIVN)UPDATE INFORMATIONUPDATE INFORMATION

• MPB coordinates the delivery of instruction for the K-

12 sites in the Mississippi Interactive Video Network

and usage of those sites in conjunction with IHL

delivered courses as necessary.

• K-12 teachers throughout the state deliver a variety of

instruction including mathematics, language arts,

foreign language, and advanced placement courses.

STAR SCHOOLS (MIVN)STAR SCHOOLS (MIVN)UPDATE INFORMATIONUPDATE INFORMATION

2007 – 2008 SCHEDULE2007 – 2008 SCHEDULEAccounting I

Advanced Algebra

Advanced World Geography

African Am. Literature

American Novel

AP English IV

AP English Lit

AP US History

Art

Biblical

History of the Ancient Middle East

Child Development

Comprehensive Health

Computations in Business

Creative Writing

Family Dynamics

French I

Greek/Roman Mythology

Human Anatomy/Physiology

Individual Health

Introduction to Journalism

Japanese I

Japanese II

Latin I

Latin II

Minority Studies

MS Writers

Oral Communication

Personal Finance

Physics I

Pre-Calculus

Psychology

Psychology/Sociology

Short Stories

Sociology

Spanish I

Spanish II

Transitions to Algebra

Trigonometry

U.S. Government

STAR SCHOOLS (MIVN) STAR SCHOOLS (MIVN) UPDATE INFORMATIONUPDATE INFORMATION

• 37 IHL Courses (Amite County, Clarksdale, Gentry, Grenada, Hattiesburg,

Heidelberg, Houlka, Mendenhall, Palmer, Quitman High, Ruleville, South Pike,

Stone County, Thomastown Attendance Center, Wayne County)

• Professional Development (1300 Teachers)

• 79 conference connections/day

• 187 students enrolled in special instructional programs

• Delta State Video Classes

STAR SCHOOLS (MIVN) STAR SCHOOLS (MIVN) UPDATE INFORMATIONUPDATE INFORMATION

ConcernsConcerns

• Usability of H.320 equipment within MPLS

- After June 30th, 2008, ITS will be removing the old Legacy Backbone.

District may have to order a point to point T-1.

- Upgrading MIVN Equipment

- Unused T-1 MIVN Circuits

• Create a migration plan

- (Distance Learning) classroom coordinator and/or teacher

- District Business Manager

- Technical Coordinator

- CIBER Engineer

SB 2818 SB 2818

Juvenile Detention Centers Juvenile Detention Centers

SB 2818 – Require Juvenile Detention Facilities to provide educational services to detainees

Sponsoring School Districts– Education Resources– Computer Resources– Maintenance and Support– Data Keeping

SB 2818 SB 2818

Juvenile Detention Centers Juvenile Detention Centers

Juvenile Detention Education Lab– Funding

35,000 per JDC Reimbursements (Jan’08 and July ‘08) Deadline has passed (Nov 5th) / Get them in NOW Record Retention of Purchases

Additional Work (not requirements)– Standard Lab Policies and Procedures– Shared Resources

Software Licenses Educational Services

SB 2818 SB 2818 Juvenile Detention Centers Juvenile Detention CentersUPDATE INFORMATIONUPDATE INFORMATION

Juvenile Detention Education Lab– Legislative Push for Sustainability Funding

Ongoing Cost Additional One Time Cost Cost Worksheets

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

The problem with communication ... is the illusion that it has been accomplished.

Communicate, Communicate, Communicate

Contact InformationContact Information

Office of Management Information Systems

359 North West Street

P. O. Box 771

Jackson, MS 39205-0771

(o) 601.359.2964

(c) 601.278.1480

www.mde.k12.ms.us

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