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The
Synergy Media Management systems at Plymouth Whitemarsh High
School and Colonial Middle School. These Media Management
systems allow teachers to schedule videos to their rooms and
remotely control VCRs and laser discs in the media center.
It also allows the building to control all of the TV’s in
the building from one location. Phoenix is a web based
program that now allows the teacher in the classroom to
control VHS, laser discs, and now DVDs.
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AlterNet performance released Assessment Builder allowing
local assessments to be created electronically and result
scanned to update the Performance Tracker system.
Integration of the SchoolMAX student data system and
AlterNet performance has taken place allowing drill down
capabilities to the classroom level.
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The new
Point of Sale system was installed in PWHS and CMS. The
equipment was installed on October 25 at Colonial Middle
School and October 26 and October 27 at Plymouth Whitemarsh
High School. The PoS food service software program was
integrated with SchoolMAX to allow the PoS system to have
current student information.
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The
district contracted with LetterGrade to introduce a new
grading system into CSD. A new server was purchased and
installed for training on November 8th. The
system was to be piloted at Colonial Elementary School.
After a successful deployment, the system will be rolled out
in K-3 buildings. All scheduling has been completed for
Colonial Elementary, report cards have been set up (K-5) and
the system has been integrated with SchoolMAX.
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Student pictures were inserted into the Point of Sale system
at CMS and PWHS to identify student using the system without
ID cards. Also, student pictures were added to SchoolMAX
using the web interface to optimize security aspect of the
system.
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In
December, a video security system was added to the district
network. The system was web based, providing the security
staff the ability to monitor activity at anytime from any
location. The web based solution will also allow remote
access from outside the district for Paul Antal in case
issues occur on off-school hours.
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A new
video surveillance system was installed on district buses.
Software was installed on the Director of Transportation’s
computer as well as the principals in CMS, CES and PWHS.
This software allows bus video signals to be sent across the
network. This will also give us the ability to send video
clips to the police in a court approved format.
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Free
and reduced lunch data from Caftrac was integrated into
SchoolMAX. Also,
a procedure was
setup for getting regular updates from Caftrac into
SchoolMAX for state reporting.
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New web
filtering system (Surf Control).
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PWHS
Library renovation was completed. All 50 computers were
brought out of storage, cleaned, and imaged during the last
week of November. The 28 computers were setup in the lab and
19 machines placed in the main area of the library. New LCD
monitors were installed with all machines in the new
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Wireless system installed in PWHS. The wireless system
encompasses the entire building.
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Smart Boards and ELMO units were installed in PWHS and CMS
this summer. The focus areas were Social Studies and
Language Arts in PWHS and Science and the 6th
Grade in CMS.
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The
Classroom of the Future Grant was awarded on September 20th
and is a landmark program in terms of both educational
technology and large-scale high school reform and will
become a model for other states. Pennsylvania will be the
first state to combine “smart” classrooms and laptop
computers in Math, English, Science and Social Studies
classrooms with professional development for teachers. The
Colonial School District has identified the Social Studies
curriculum as our starting point and in year two and three
of the grant we will expand the initiative as long as the
state continues to fund the project.
Number of Computers District
Wide: