Purchasing,+Installation,+Maintenance,+&+Upgrades

Purchasing, Installation, Maintenance, & Upgrades The goal of the technology planning committee is to get the most competitive pricing for the equipment that best meets our needs. To accomplish this, the tech committee will reach out to multiple vendors for pricing estimates. Since the market is so competitive, we will try to use this to our advantage. We will ask vendors to supply us with equipment to pilot and to provide professional demonstrations of their use. Teachers and staff interested in using the technology will be selected to pilot the equipment at multiple grade levels, depending on the intended audience for use. Evaluation criteria will be developed for each hardware and software purchase by the technology planning committee. Quantitative and qualitative data will be collected and considered when making a collaborative decision on which equipment will best suit our district’s needs. The district will explore more cost-effective ways to provide software to the school community through the use of site licenses and strategic placement of specialized software.

The technology planning committee will work hand-in-hand with the facilities department for the purpose of selecting installation companies through competitive bids.

Maintenance and upgrades will be taken into account when developing the district’s technology budget. All hardware and software purchases that may require maintenance and upgrades will be allocated for so that equipment continues to perform with satisfactory functionality. Software upgrades will be executed remotely through the district server when possible.