New Student Information System
PVUSD will be implementing a new Student Information System to replace SASIxp. The system will be fully functional for the 08/09 school year and training will begin in December of 07 and last through to the end of the 07/08 school year. The product selected to replace SASIxp is eSchoolPlus by Pentamation/Sungard. The new SIS Training Schedule is available for download in MS Word format.
New Phone Systems in 23 schools around the district
PVUSD Technology Services with the assistance of Erate funding is soon to complete the installation of a Cisco VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone system in most schools in the Central and South Zones, including the district office. There is a new dialing plan to streamline access to staff and voice mailboxes.
EETT Round 6 Grant applied for
PVUSD Technology Services has written a new version of the existing S.W.E.E.T Grant (See below) in hopes of getting another round of funding from EETT (Enhancing Education Through Technology) to improve Language arts instruction with technology at three North Zone schools. We hope to hear the results of this application some time in September, 2007.
New Content Filter:
In an effort to protect PVUSD students from accessing inappropriate web sites, PVUSD Technology has upgraded the web content filter to a new solution called Total Traffic Control by LightSpeed. We will continue to tweak and improve the accuracy of this content manager.
EETT (S.W.E.E.T.) Grant:
5 PVUSD Middle schools have received an Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant to improve student writing with the assistance of language arts classroom laptops. The S.W.E.E.T. (Student Writing Enhanced with Educational Technology) was awarded to Rolling Hills, Alianza, EA Hall, Lakeview and Pajaro Middle School. Language Arts teachers will receive a total of 4 days of training on using the laptops and online resources to work with the school's existing writing program to improve student writing. For more information about this grant, please see the SWEET Web Site or contact Grant Coffin at 831-786-2100 ext 399.
Web-based Email:
We have installed Microsoft Exchange 2003 for Email access. We now also have Web based email. This email service allows you to access your email account with any web browser.
Spam:
In an effort to improve the quality of email, PVUSD Technology Services department has installed PureMessage. This is a spam filtering program developed by ActiveState. This is a front end to your email. It automatically scans the email messages coming into the district for objectionable content. If it is believed to have objectionable content with a high degree of chance, the message is moved to a quarantine area. You will then receive a message daily to ensure that the spam filter did in fact locate spam. Click here to view our help guide about the spam filter. To review your spam items and to whitelist an address, visit the PureMessage web site. |
