IT Department’s proposal for new and used equipment to be
distributed for the 2009-2010 School year for the Burlington
Public Schools.
Schools:
Memorial:
Their computer lab has 21 out 25 laptop (HP) computers. These are 4 years old and
work better than existing teacher’s computers. They also have 8 newer (Dell 520)
computers that do not get used as much as desired. The computer lab has already one
projector and smartboard solution.
Proposal:
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Build a new computer lab like Pine Glen’s. Equipment needed: 5 new
computers and 25 flat monitors.
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Assign 10 mini laptops to be used as a mobile solution.
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Take the 21 lab HP Computers and distribute them to all or most of the
grade level teachers. Take the 12 Dell d520 laptops (4 teacher assigned and
8 from the mobile cart), and put those into our “pool” of laptops to be
redistributed through the district.
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Dispose off one station in each of the classrooms where teachers are
receiving a laptop.
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Assign 3 projector and smartboard solutions. (One per grade)
Fox Hill:
The condition of their laptops in their computer lab is similar as the Memorial
school. There are also 8 extra laptops, not being used as much. The computer lab has
already one projector and smartboard solution
Proposal:

Build a new computer lab like Pine Glen’s. Equipment needed: 5 new
computers and 25 flat monitors.

Assign 10 mini laptops to be used as a mobile solution

Take the 20+ lab HP Computers and assign them to all or most of the grade
level teachers. Take the 15 dell d520 laptops (7 teacher assigned and 8 from
the mobile cart), and put those into our “pool” of laptops to be redistributed
through the district.

Dispose off one station in each of the classrooms where teachers are
receiving a laptop.

Assign 5 projector and smartboard solutions
Pine Glen:
There are 8 Dell laptops not used as much. The computer lab has already one
projector and smartboard solution, and there is another one in the cafeteria not used at all.
Proposal:

Take the 8 Dell d520 from the mobile carts and assign them to grade
teachers (gr.3 and gr.2). Grade 4 and 5 teachers already have assigned
laptops.
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Assign 10 mini laptops to be used as a mobile solution.
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Assign 5 projector and smartboard solutions (one per grade). The grade 6
projector and smartboard solution comes from the one in the cafeteria.
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Dispose of one station in each of the classrooms where teachers are
receiving a laptop.
Francis Wyman:
There are 8 Dell laptops not used as much.
Proposal:

Build a new computer lab like Pine Glen’s. Equipment needed: 5 new
computers. The monitors are in good working condition.

Take the 8 Dell d520 from the mobile carts and assign them to grade
teachers(gr.3 and gr.2)

Assign 15 mini laptops to be used as a mobile solution

Assign 5 projector and smartboard solutions.

Dispose of one station in each of the classrooms where teachers are
receiving a laptop.
Marshall Simonds:
We think there are 12 projector and smartboard solutions in Middle school. If the
distribution of these devices is as proposed for the elementary schools as described above,
it would leave a pool of 22 available projector and smartboard.
Proposal:
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There are only 4 grade teachers at the middle school that do not have laptops,
we could pull laptops from our “pool” to provide for those 4 people.
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We could use 10 projector and smartboard solutions at this level.
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Assign 10 mini laptops to the library.
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Build a new computer lab like Pine Glen’s. Equipment needed: 5 new
computers.
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8 imacs (from BHS Arts Lab) will be reconditioned and relocated to MSMS
Arts Lab.
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1 new iMac for teacher’s station in the Arts Lab as well.
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In the 2nd Arts lab we will provide a computing solution to serve as 6
working stations.
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2 iMacs will re-conditioned and relocated to the Rennie Center.
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Dispose of one station in each of the classrooms where teachers are
receiving a laptop.
BHS:
Proposal:
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Build new computer lab like Pine Glen’s in: 137, 204, 205, 220.
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Do similarly as above if computers available in rooms 221, 224, and Library
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Assign 10 projector and smartboard solutions to be distributed to
departments.
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Assign 10 mini laptops to the library.
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Replace BHS Arts Lab equipment with new iMacs: Total 18 iMacs.
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2 iMacs for BHS Music Department
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1 iMac as an Arts teacher station, outside from Lab.
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4 iMacs BHS Photography Room.
Central Office:
Proposal:
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Replace 12 computers and provide flat monitors where needed.
General:
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The distribution of the equipment mentioned under new computers will
create a "pool" of available computers that can be utilized to replace some
older computers among the district.
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Refurbishing this equipment, upgrading the operating system, re-imaging
and/or adding new components will make these computers capable for
teachers/students/faculty to use for their everyday work needs ( Office
access, email, web and whatever applications that will be offered through
the “cloud”).
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At the end of this deployment, all computers in the district should be
running a minimum of Windows XP operating system.
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If the above plan is approved, then after completion, all teachers grade 1-8,
will have laptops assigned to them. The plan would also assign 1 smart
board to almost every grade at every elementary school (only 4 teachers
would be sharing 1 smartboard), and would put 22 total smartboards in the
middle school (about 7 per grade level). Because of this there would not be a
need to include laptops with the assigned smartboard setups in those
buildings, creating a surplus of roughly 28 laptops. The 12 smartboard
setups in the high school will include a laptop, cart, smartboard, and
projector that are locked together.