Priorities as discussed at Technology Committee meeting January 14, 2013 First discussion topic was finances and lease.

We currently are under a three-year lease for $104,711 a year. Next year we will be done. We have budgeted $25,000 for each year for technology equipment. Our fund balance for capital outlay is decreasing faster than we want. Consensus from committee was to finish 3-year lease and take the next year off, trying to replenish fund balance. We still we need to purchase some equipment that is needed. 1. Make sure all rooms have Prometheans (Smart Boards) in all everyday classrooms a. Funding either from grant requests/or covered by district 2. Replace or provide new laptops to staff in need a. Number to be determined b. Cost covered by district $1000/laptop 3. Purchase 30 new iMacs to replace Mr. Gimbels lab plus replace secretaries and computer techs computers. Use the older computers to cover the following areas: $1200/computer a. AR computers at elementary media center b. Computers in Upstairs Elementary lab c. Needed computer replacement in Elementary d. Other computers in Room 210 for testing 4. Begin replacing projectors at HS 5. Ipads for Elementary 6. Projector for Elementary Library 7. Macbook Airs for 12th grade * The district will look at ways to secure Server room and protect it from fire. * We will continue to look at ways or process to update or exchange our Smart filter for Servers. Will need to be done in next 18 months * Spam filter for e-mails. Will look at ways to cover cost. May ask staff to help. * Phone system will begin to be studied by Mr. Olson $500/projector