April 2, 2019 at 9:00 AM - Technology Committee Meeting

Discussion:  Call to order at 9:00 AM.

Staff:  David Ludwig, Deb Hericks, Scott Isaacson, Beth Kabes, Rhonda Eid

Discussion:  Technology Director shared updates on the Tech Survey.  ESU are doing a lot of hosting for schools.  Most popular are firewall and network security, video conferencing, SRS, etc.  Less consistent results on the types of software being used by ESUs.  Will create check boxes for next survey.  Network Security has work needing to be done and with the help of the Innovation Grant this will be a good beginning.  

Assets/devices Servers Software services, most used: Software - take text answers from this year and make checkboxes for next year
Security - work to do, ESUs are starting to assist schools in this area

Discussion:  Executive Director shared updates on updating the LR264.  ESU 1, 9, 10, and ESUCC will have representatives on this committee.  

Discussion:  Technology Director shared the updates on the hosting services with ESU 3.  ESU 3 is ordering the new hardware and should be able to start testing next month. 

Discussion:  Distance Learning/BlendEd Director shared the proposals brought forth by TLT. She walked through each of the proposals for the committee.  They will continue to support Digital Citizenship; Marshall Memo; Fall training will be KSB Law, NE Library Commission (Nebraska Access) and ISKME; Spring Training will be UNL Innovation Lab with follow-up to Makers Space training and they plan to do some sight visits (HUDL, Firespring, Spreetail.com, Sandhills Publishing, etc; an additional two day training with Catlin Tucker.

Discussion:  Executive Director shared the policies are currently with NDE.  Need to get audit scheduled with Homeland Security for this Fall.  

Discussion:  There is a training at ESU 10 for the next two days to work on ADVISER.  June reporting should go smoothwer that October.  SIS vendors have made updates to their software.  The Data Store has been open for vendor to review.  Discussion on Jitbit helpdesk tickets for SIS support.  

Discussion:  Technology Director shared they are updating the portal software.  

Discussion:  Continue to work with ESU 3 on the transition on hardware to their environment.  

Discussion:  Technology Director gave an update on the SRS software.  Have some schools testing and giving feedbacck to the development team.  Within the next few weeks will open to more districts for testing or the can work in the live data.  Continue to widen audience to the roll out in July and will be well tested by schools.   

Discussion:  Distance Ed/Blended Director gave an update on the Blended Pilot groups.  BlendEd Directors continue to meet on Friday morning.  Shared the workshops coming this summer for the BlendEd.  Collection stories on how DL was supported throughout flooding/cyclone bomb.  

Discussion:  Nancy Movall was present to give an update on EdReady.  Reports are attached for review.  We have users in 106 Districts across the state.  NDE is looking at taking over the contract for NROC, we would still be of support for EdReady.  Continue to have discussions with NDE regarding EdReady.  NROC includes - installed courses, Hippo Campus, EdReady.  

Discussion:  Executive Director shared we are working to pull Senators off the floor and share information from SIMPL.  Sharing this information with the Senators has been powerful.  

Discussion:  Nothing further to report.  

Discussion:  DL Coordinators are planning a site visit on June 7, 2019 in the Grand Island area.  Career and Technical Education - will plan to meet with some of those companies.  June 6, 2019, ESU 7 will be sponsoring DL teachers to help promote more specifically in the World Language fields.  DL Coordinators are working to update and validating NVIS.  This next year the DEU will sunset with Legislative Bill  

Discussion:  Rhonda Eis gave updates on the OER Hub, Dorann Avey continuing to work with area specialists to curate and adding content to OER.  They will be aligning to standards.  The are working on a tool kit for support.  Learn360 added what was sent out through the Talking Points.  If the schools are not using they will need to delete all content.  Students can continue to use.  NDE has hired a temp to work on adding content into the OER.  

Discussion:  Meeting adjourned at 10:34 AM.