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Put in coaxial cable because TV is becoming a more and more important part <br /> of instruction . Digital TV is coming and will be here soon. Bring the <br /> cable company in early; he has found cable companies to be very <br /> cooperative . <br /> He understands school budgets are difficult to get through therefore you <br /> should know up front you can ' t buy it all but plan for it so it can be <br /> implemented without a lot of disruption . <br /> QUESTIONS <br /> Merry Sue asked how he would help the Committee to decide what they need? <br /> Mr. Kemp responded you have to know what you are going to do with it. <br /> Application drives specific technology. The greatest requirement now is <br /> for windows based PCs . At Rutland High School they have mac and windows <br /> PCs . He would encourage Mashpee to support both . It is a little early to <br /> focus on specific hardware. Now you should plan the infrastructure to <br /> support what you want in the future and plan for plenty of growth . <br /> Joe asked if Otis Air Force Base will be a problem for wireless? <br /> He said it is possible, it shouldn ' t be but. <br /> Joe asked if he knew of the Synergy system, what he thought of it, is it <br /> applicable to Mashpee's needs? <br /> Mr. Kemp said possibly. He would have to know a lot more about Mashpee <br /> before he could answer that. He does not know that much about the system, <br /> but he will find out. <br /> Joe asked if he would train the user groups? <br /> Mr. Kemp said training is essential . As part of the budgetary process, you <br /> need someone with no other primary responsibilities than to run the <br /> network . Plan for it up front. <br /> Bill asked, after the infrastructure is in , what would be the minimum <br /> equipment required in the school to meet the educational criteria? <br /> Mr. Kemp said you can try to determine the total technology cost per <br /> student. At Rutland , they had no fixed technology budget and ended up <br /> spending about $150 per student. Another method is to determine the <br /> amount of work stations, which is a more useful number. Presently it would <br /> be about $2 , 000 per work station , for the PC and the network infrastructure <br /> but no cost of services. <br /> Bill asked if he is not including the other equipment in a classroom - <br /> phone, TV, etc. How much for that? <br /> Mr. Kemp said the average cost per telephone , voice mail is $500 per <br /> station. . <br /> Bill asked him is there is a minimum he would have in a classroom? <br /> Mr. Kemp said a clock system, he recommends a phone in each room, a school <br /> wide paging system. <br /> Mashpee 's budget of $1 . 5 million seems high but he does not know what they <br /> want in each classroom for computers. <br /> Tom Wren said Mr . Kemp ' s proposal excluded Task C item 6? <br /> Mr. Kemp said it is excluded at this time because there is no way to get a <br /> handle on what the scope would be at a future time. He could submit a <br /> proposal to include that scope. <br /> Tom Wren asked if he provides supervision during the construction phase and <br /> what would be the frequency of visits? <br /> Mr. Kemp said it would require a few meetings with the vendor on site at <br /> the beginning of the project. He writes very tight specs . <br /> 8 <br />