Vision, Mission and goals of the Chicopee Public School district as reported on our 2005 DOE Technology reporting

The Telecommunications Depart. supports the instructional process and is responsible for the network infrastructure meeting our system goals. Connecting Litwin and Belcher to the Chicopee Electric Light fiber WAN. Implementing a 5 year federally funded SRG (Striving Readers Grant Read 180) at the two High Schools. Supporting Read 180, SRI, Scholastic Red and Reading First highly integrating technology into the curriculum. Supporting these systems makes it necessary to provide our schools 4 new file servers that not only run the programs but collect individual student data that can be analyzed student progress. Support the CHS DOE grant focused on Career Academy¿s utilizing MassOne, professional development in the areas of collaboration, utilizing United Streaming and one to one lap top initiative. Scheduled web page server replacement, promotion and updating of school web pages as resources for parents and students. Moving all nurses to iHealth and secondary teachers to iTeacher a component of iPass our online student information system. Increase remote management of all Windows 2003 building Network servers and computers. Installation of file server system for Public Access. Updating web mail accounts to a LDAP server at MEC (Merrimack Education Center) providing teachers with additional options. Projecting new technologies for Comprehensive High School slated for opening in 2007-2008. Relocating the network infrastructure, TV production studio and Professional Development lab to the new facility. Projected technologies for the new school include servers, switches supporting the building infrastructure, Smart boards, DVD/VCR players, DVD recorders, digital cameras, video presentation systems, LCD televisions, LCD projectors, video conferencing equipment, multiple computer labs and multiple lap top carts. The district earmarks 25% Grant budgets to training instructional staff in technology. Continue working