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

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Mr. whale said evaluate the software , that will dictate the hardware . Bill asked if the school will need a full time staff person? Mr. Whale said typically there are : One that understands curriculum and has a secondary interest in technology and the second person is a "hands on" technical person , one who could do repairs. Bill asked if 1"t is better to go outside for service? M r. whale said the first 2 years the installing vendor r will warranty the product. Paul said some of the -software may not be worthwhile purchasing in 1996 . The Committee should have a. plan , assuming they were ready to buy everything today, based on the technology discussed today , then revise the list for those ftems necessary to open the school . Steve said the teachers will teed orientation . Merry sue said it sound like about Sept 1 will be the appropriate time to start evaluating these systems/software. She and Jani'ce will have to look at them at the convention. She suggested some of the classrooms will be used by the community before the students get there and therefore software will have to be purchased- i .e. ur has d- i . . office technology . Mr , Whale explained if you burr h all at the same time, it will all have to be replaced at the same time. He recommends buying in 3 phases. Steve said the Committee doss have to establish a schedule and must look at the bonding , in order to stretch the equipment purchases out. Bill asked if i t i s cheaper to lease then to buy , because the technology is changing so fast? Mr . Whale asked if the school system was using Apple Es? They are. H said those are at least 8 years old. You don ' t wart to use them but they do have educational value. He said the average cost to lease is about $200 per month per ompute r and you can buy it brand new for $1 ,800 , He does not know of any district that is leasing . Joel said he will call Steve and Jeff whale to talk about the Tv studio requ i rements. Steve asked about a. video projector in the auditorium, it is ars expensive piece of equipment. Mr. Whale would recommend the video projestor. Paul suggested the Committee go over the open issues list during the next few meeti ri gs. This Committee will reed input for the School Committee and should set a date for a joint Meeting to talk about these issues and get them resolved . GROUNDS MAINTENANCE Dr . DeMoura explained he is developing an RFP for grounds maintenance. it would probably be logical that this service go out to bid, if approved b the School Committee. They will compare the cost of privatization vs. in house. He suggests this Committee set aside a sum of money for equipment, 6