October+meeting+minutes

=Thursday October 28th meeting minutes=

1:1 questions:

 * ===== **Surge protectors in classrooms** =====
 * We are puchasing longer lasting batteries to help alleviate this problem. Once we get through this first semester of learning, we will see where we need to put our money - charging stations, more batteries or surge protectors in classrooms with beefed up electricity.
 * =====**Classroom furniture**=====
 * IMPACT funding will not pay for furniture, but we are very aware that we need different furniture for this technology implementation. Central Office personnel are looking into classroom furniture needs and funding sources.
 * =====**Capacity to charge laptops**=====
 * The parents have signed an agreement stating that their student will bring the laptops in charged every day. We know that this is not 100% but classroom policy and procedure needs to be decided in the classroom. Wires stretched all over the floor is a safety hazard as well as a teaching obstacle. Hopefully the students will quickly understand the necessity of bring their laptop to school every day fully charged.
 * =====**Laptop location during lunch**=====
 * The students are ultimately responsible for their laptops.They can keep them with them during lunch, put them in a locker or leave them in a locked classroom.
 * =====**Who is responsible for unattended laptops?**=====
 * The students are always responsible for their own laptop. Again, school and classroom policy will dictate what happens to unattended laptops.
 * =====**Possible timeline for deployment and lab disassembly**=====
 * Laptops should be purchased the week of November 8 with delivery during December. Teacher laptops should be ready for the teachers before Christmas vacation, and student laptops should be ready by January 24th. Backpacks will be purchased for each laptop which the student can customize.
 * The lab is scheduled to be transformed into the Help Desk @December 17th. If HP promises laptop delivery in late December, the Help Desk needs to be ready to receive the new laptops.
 * =====**Parent meetings and requirements of homeroom teachers**=====
 * Parent meetings were held Monday -Thursday last week for each grade level. Since there is no money required up front now, no homeroom teachers were needed at these meetings. We do still plan to use homeroom teachers for laptop deployment in January.
 * **IE7, Windows7, Office 2010 and ESIS conflict - good question**
 * We believe these problems have been solved by using Opera. Teachers should get their laptops before Christmas break to acquaint themselves with these new options. They can also learn through Atomic Learning or the classes that Tina offers.
 * **Called board meeting this afternoon to approve bid for purchase**
 * The board approved the purchase of HP4420S for every student and teacher at AHS.

Managing a 1:1 classroom
All MTAC members are enrolled in this class and it has brought up many interesting questions. Tina has asked that everyone taking the class meet together to debrief and see where we need to go from here. This date has yet to be announced.

Friday Institute PD
Several classroom teachers had volunteered to attend the 2 day PD on our own campus from the Friday Institute. These classes were well-attended and enjoyed by the teachers. A big THANK YOU to everyone that attended the classes. We hope that you will share your knowledge with your department members.