Improving California's educational system is a monumental goal shared by many. The California Department of Education (CDE) created the K-12 Network Planning Unit in order to address one very important component of this goal - the integration of network technology into schools.
This K-12 Network Technology Planning Guide (The Guide), the first publication from the K-12 Network Planning Office, is designed to assist all schools wishing to gain access to the vast and exciting resources available via networks. The CDE wishes to thank all those who have contributed to this guide.
The Guide was the result of a collaborative effort involving dozens of individuals and schools. Carole Teach, of the CDEs Network Planning Office managed every aspect of The Guide's creation. Under her guidance, leading experts were identified, then hundreds of pieces of data were collected, interpreted, prioritized and integrated into a comprehensive picture of a good network system. To date The Guide is the only publication of its kind in the nation.
Our gratitude is extended to the members of the K-12 Network Technical Planning Committee (TPC) for their dedication, expertise, and extraordinary devotion to the improvement of education.
The members are:
| *David Wasley, Director Data Communications and Network Services University of California, Berkeley |
Darrell Lynn, Director Management Information Systems and Technology Val Verde Unified School District |
| *Joan Gargano, Director Distributed Computing, Analysis and Support University of California, Davis |
James Magill, Assistant Director Technology, Network and Information Services Los Angeles County Office of Education |
| *Eric Boutwell, Manager Applications Development San Francisco Unified School District |
Dan O'Halloran Data Networking Specialist San Juan Unified School District |
| *Brian Lloyd, President Lloyd Internetworking, Consultant to Bay Area Regional Research Network |
Andy Rogers, Coordinator School Information Systems Branch Los Angeles Unified School District |
| *Chris Taylor, Associate Director Telecommunications and Networking Resources California State University |
Keith Vogt, Director California Technology Project |
The California Department of Education TPC members from the K-12 Network Planning Office include:
*Carole Teach, Manager and chair of the TPC
*Staff - Maida Black, Susan Ferguson,
Salvador Gonzalez, and Laurie Newquist
Consultants:
*Andrea McCurdy, Technical Consultant
Autodesk Foundation and NASA
*Elizabeth Share, Vice-President
Autodesk Foundation
*Denis Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc.
*The CDE especially recognizes those individuals who gave their time, energy and creativity in writing, reviewing, and editing The Guide. It is due to their efforts that this document was written. Our special thanks to David Wasley for writing the Technical Model for School Networks and guiding so many of the various technical aspects of the document.
The CDE also would like to thank the following individuals for
their valuable contributions to the guide: Theresa Baker (Technology
Director, Woodside School District); Charles Burns (Director,
Data Processing, Elk Grove Unified School District); Kate Doyle
(Librarian, El Dorado High School);Susan Estrada ( President,
Aldea Communications); Richard Fabian (Education Resource Teacher,
San Diego City Schools); Armand Jaques (Teacher, Woodland High
School); Skip Sharp (Director, Information Management Services,
San Diego County Office of Education); Addison Ching (Director,
Information Services, Newport-Mesa Unified School District); Charles
Gunn (Director, RECAP, Santa Clara County Office of Education);
Mary Jacks (Library-Media Program Specialist, Oceanside Unified
School District); Yvonne Andres (School Based Coordinator, Jefferson
Junior High School); Jan Meizel (Teacher, Davis High School).
NOTE: Names were removed from this list (Share, McCurdy and Newman
and moved above).
Special thanks to the CDE staff whose work and continued support made this project possible. These include Bill Padia, Director, Research, Evaluation and Technology Division; Kathleen Barfield, Director, California Student Information Services; the Educational Technology Office, Donavan Merck, Manager, Marleen Allin, Frank Wallace, Pete Kneedler, Chris Hartnett, and Jeanne McKibbon; members of the Information Systems and Services Division, Joe Marvelli, Director, Vince Madden, and Rick Nelson; and Rod Brawley, Clearinghouse for Specialized Media and Technology, Special Education Division.
Lastly, CDE extends its appreciation to all individuals, especially the teachers, educational technology directors, and mentor teachers, whose pioneering work with networks provided the inspiration for this guide. Their ideas, experiences, and dreams are the foundation of this effort.
