October 7, 2020 at 8:00 AM - Information Services Committee Meeting

Discussion:  Meeting call to order at 8:30 AM.  

Staff:  Kraig Lofquist, Deb Hericks

Discussion: 

This project team is being formed and a business case being developed. The area of assessment and diagnostic tools has a broad set of meanings to different people, from building= and administering assessments to collecting and visualizing assessment data. One of the first challenges is to determine the scope of the needs.

Discussion: 

This team will become more formally organized and document its scope and plans. The eduroam project will explore and determine the interest and feasibility of participating in this global WiFi partnership, which can allow K-12 students access to additional wireless networks around the state, country and world. Clever and Microsoft Azure AD/Office 365 integrations will provide more and easier options for students and staff to sign in and gain access to more applications. A standard and reliable rostering service is needed to reduce or eliminate manual work in many districts to configure applications for student access. App launch portal enhancements will provide access to new types of applications such as content repositories and more granular control over access to applications by groups of users.

Discussion: 

This project is already in progress. The software innovation team aims to learn from and assisting this project if and where needed, first by providing a liaison between the teams.  One coach has been hired, Adam Moon for the eastern side of the state.  Meeting with statewide canvas with the ESU 5 consortium, there will be no loss of content.  

Discussion: 

The work in this area is coming under the software innovation network from a separate 3-year project. The project team will be refreshed and a new scope drafted for the next phase of work. Generally, this project will collect information from districts about which software applications they use and share that information in a searchable database. Later phases will work with application vendors to agree to the already existing contract terms drafted by the KSB and Perry law firms, and collect accessibility and efficacy ratings for the applications being used.

Discussion: 

We are working with the 302 public and non-public schools and districts who completed NDE’s technology profile and plan survey in July, confirming the need for devices that were indicated at that time, and determining whether the responding districts want to purchase through our purchasing process or want reimbursement for purchases made on their own. A subsidy for the actual cost of devices up to $400 per device is available. Funding of $12.5 million was allocated for these subsidies.

A scope of work has been drafted with NDE and is being formalized into a contract, which will be reviewed by our legal team. When this is in place, we will receive funding to complete the device purchase and reimbursement process, and the broadband service and infrastructure process, described next.
 

Discussion:  $3.2 million was allocated of the GEER funds to support expanding the reach of home broadband services. The NDE is releasing a request for information (RFI) to telecommunication providers and preparing a searchable map of broadband services available by area/address. Funds in this category will support broadband service subscriptions and infrastructure projects which expand the long-term reach of broadband access services. The process for prioritizing the use of these funds and the method for schools and districts to apply for them is being designed.

Discussion:  TLT brought forth a draft proposal for the 2020-21 school year to work on high quality instructional materials, digital age pedagogy and instructional shifts.  Discussion on marketing the OER to further get more usage.  

Discussion:  TLT Bylaws has been updated and bringing forth from the TLT Affiliate.  

Discussion:  Reviewed by  Committee.

Discussion:  Reviewed by  Committee

Discussion:  Reviewed by  Committee