1/17/1995 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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Mr . Whale said that can also b accomplished on the monitor in the classroom. It i's a good source of communication between administration and staff . It i s often abused and there will have to be strictly enforced rules . Bill asked if the Thr cable in the rooms are in a. conduit going from outlet to outlet? M r . Whale said yet and no. He drew a sketch of their proposal . when in the wall , it will be in a conduit, when overhead , in the ceiling , not conduit. Bill asked how long TV cable lasts? Mr. whale suggested asking the cable company . At least 30 years. Steve suggested it has a 1000 year life. Mr. whale said fiber will be used only between the data closet and the media center, the remainder will be copper. He has built 200 buildings with this design and it has worked well . why not take fiber to the desk top? Cost, Bill asked if his typical classroom design is the minimum? He said no, minimum wou1d be a data drop only at the computer station . Library automation systems. There are some very good ones on the market, there are 3 that Mr. Whale has a preference for. It will make the library staff ' s life a lot easier. Each has many different programmin options , Science Room- there was a lot of discussion about where to place the TV at yesterday ' s meeting. They decided high up was best, there wasn ' t any room elsewhere. Ther suggest a top down camera for the lab station , so it can be put on the TV and students can stay in their seats . It only costs about $50 . He needs feedback from the Committee . Dr . Deoura likes its if the budget allows . Me r r y Sue and Joe both 1 i ke it P Comm i ttee discussed library automation systems , Peter asked if the CLAMS system, will be included in the school pa ka e9 Dr. De dura said it has to be determined if the school library will be accessible from outside the school . He feels there should be some mechanism to allow access from the outside. The public library and school libraries use Winnebago for their automation system. Paul said he hopes there will be a. partnership between the public library and school library. Joe said there is such a re ou rce so close i n the Oceanographic In titote, he hope the school can take advantage of that. Permission from wHO I is the question. Media center - will have 6-8 racks . It i' s 275 sq feet and Mr. Whale questions if the area is large enough to support all the technology you want to bring i n. Merry Sue explained the drool ' video person wane hi's equipment at the TV studio, not up in the media center. He said they can move the equipment down but there will be 6 racks and over 1000 tiles of tapes . Maintenance is a big issue. 4