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The District has 17 buildings, all of which have fiber providing connections back to the Primary (Board Office) and backup Site (Shore Middle School). This is a hub and spoke architecture using a combination of Private and AT&T Leased fiber. NeoNet serves as the District’s ITC providing a 2Gb internet Connection. All buildings Core switches were upgraded Summer 2018 and access layer switches will be upgraded summer 2019. All district buildings have Aruba Networks Wireless Access points that will be upgraded summer 2019 to the latest 802.11ax standard.
Cabling - As classrooms are being renovated at the elementary level we are upgrading the classroom projectors and replacing VGA cabling with HDMI. During the 2018-2019 School year, all 4th and 5th grade classrooms were upgraded. We will be updating a grade level every school year till this is complete. During the summer of 2019 all Middle School classrooms that currently have their smart boards removed and new whiteboards installed will have the VGA wiring upgraded to HDMI as well. Any remaining rooms will be completed dsummer 2020. As Part of the Straight A grant the district received in 2015 all High School classrooms were renovated including new Classrooms Tv’s, Projectors and HDMI cabling.
Student Devices- The useful service life of a typical device is approximately four to seven years. The District’s inventory of computers may turn over every five to six years. Kindergarten through second grade receive an iPad that will stay at school, since these devices do not go home they tend to hold up better and we are looking to get 4 to 5 years out of them. Third through fifth grade receive a Chromebook that will stay at school, since these devices do not go home we are looking to get 4 to 5 years out of them. Middle School students receive a new iPad when they enter 6th grade and will keep these devices throughout 8th grade. High School students receive a new MacBook when entering 9th grade and will keep these devices throughout 12th Grade.
Staff Devices- All certified teaching staff receive a MacBook and iPad. These devices are planned for replacement every 5 years. All support staff on PC desktops are planned for replacement every 5 years.
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