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 The Anchorage Independent School District and Anchorage Public School share common buildings on one campus. Network coverage is provided by the Kentucky Education Network for Internet and email services. Multiple servers provide user data storage, software access, Internet management and access, library media center resources, software updates, video storage, and student assessment software. The infrastructure is connected via a mix of 100Mbps and 1,000Mbps switches, with 1,000Mbps ports at critical junctures. Most classrooms contain modern workstations or laptops as defined by the Computer Replacement Schedule, with the typical room having one teacher station and two student computers. Three laboratory classrooms are available, as are Alpha Smart portable word.

Intelligent Classrooms have been incorporated into grade 3-8 classrooms and plans are underway for the acquisition of more, with the long-term-goal of all classrooms being outfitted with the type of intelligent classroom hardware and software most conducive to providing meaningful experiences for the respective students and teachers. SMART is the chosen product.

The District technology staff consists of one District Technology Coordinator and two laboratory classroom instructors. As annual funds allow, a part-time coop student is also employed from an area technology magnet high school. These individuals are all involved with hardware/software maintenance where warranty repairs are not an option.

Student and faculty data servers are new in 2007, as are the ISA2006 and internal web servers. Aging data switches need to be evaluated and replaced as opportunities are presented. Nortel is currently identified as the switch manufacturer of choice due to poor partner service coming from Enterasys.

The technology coordinator is exploring the use of video services to connect with partner schools and to facilitate distance learning opportunities.

In order to keep skills fresh, recurring training opportunities are offered in key areas of operation such as using Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Infinite Campus, File Organization, and Hardware Basics. These training sessions are typically offered in classroom settings. Individual training is offered as often as daily to meet the needs of Anchorage’s faculty, staff, and administrators. Training is also routinely offered for Infinite Campus and intelligent classroom usage, and has demonstrated its greatest success to be in one-on-one settings.

To facilitate communications, collaborative efforts, and learning opportunities, every classroom and meeting area is equipped with a phone, and the district maintains 14 incoming/outgoing shared lines.

Question - do we do this? Haven't so far this year. In order to keep skills fresh, recurring training opportunities are offered in key areas of operation such as using Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Infinite Campus, File Organization, and Hardware Basics (KRS)

Change: Intelligent Classrooms have been incorporated into grade 3-8 classrooms - should be k-8 classrooms (KRS) Change: as are Alpha Smart portable word. Should be portable word processors (KRS)