I had written a lengthy description of the Charter vs Public school issues in Delaware, but suffice it to say that it is 'highly charged'. (even though charter schools are public schools) which is why I can't get too aggressive (again, only a parent volunteer and don't want to jeopardize anything that the school is doing. we open a k-4 extension this fall with full day kindergarten which will make the school k-8).
<br><br>The example from David Trask about Maine makes a very nice option since it shows a proper re-evaluation and subsequent implementation. (Thanks David for the info)<br><br>The DOE already bills us for A/V per 'computer' in the school. Last year we deliberately did not count any thin clients which upset them because it means the student/computer ratio for our school looks very low to them. I have the Win2k3 boxes and TSCALS already. Still, very good idea to price out and see if the implementation will require upgrades not only for our school but other schools as well.
<br><br>Sincerely,<br>Dave Hopkins<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/15/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Steven Santos</b> <<a href="mailto:steven@simplycircus.com">steven@simplycircus.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div><span><font face="Courier New">I would aproach
this as an unfunded mandate. Price out a windows terminal server, all
associated support, peices, parts etc. Then send them an invoice, and an
expected yearly maintance cost on it. Be clear that this is what it will
cost you to support this implimentation they have chosen, and not for anything
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<div><span><font face="Courier New">Just to clarify,
you will need a big, beefy Win2k3 box and TSCAL's for every terminal in the
school (because your teachers may use any terminal in the school, right?).
Does this requier office, or other big $$ products you can tack on? How
about a big, expensive server AV product? Am I missing
anything?</font></span></div>
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<div><span><font face="Courier New">Oh, and then make
sure to have other school IT departments that run Linux or Mac send the same
kind of invoices.</font></span></div><span class="q">
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