Palisades Park Board of Educaiton

About the project

Provide Information Technology support for student information systems, network hardware, district communication systems, maintain annual budget, provide staff training, refresh and maintain over 1000 computing devices for a user population of 1600+

Previous: Provide the best classroom experience for 8-12 grade students with technology productivity tools like Microsoft Office, Apple iMovie, Adobe Suite.

Details

System Administrated

• Google Workspace

• Microsoft Active Directory

• Barracuda Firewall

• Zendesk

• Meraki Wireless

• Aerohive Wireless

• Synology NAS

• Apple MDM

• Isonos Access Management

• Mac OS server

• Siteground

• Network Solutions Domains

• Joomla/CPanel

• Allworx Telephony

• Kero Mail

• PowerSchool SIS

• Pearson Access Next

• Frontline OASYS/MyLearningPlan

• Blackboard Connect

• Clever

• Learning.com

Projects completed

• Annual NJ state online testing administrator and logistics

• Network infrastructure upgrade from 3Com to Cisco

• Annual refresh of MacOS, iOS, Chromebook and Microsoft windows device to include system updates, application updates, profile update.

• Initial implementation and administration of Google Classroom and Chromebook devices.

• Management and technical and personal development of a 3 person technology services support team

• Network bandwidth capacity upgrade transition of ISP to fiber network.

• Implementation of Allworx IP phone upgrade

• Transition from Kerio Mail to Google Mail

• Initial implementation of Zendesk support for staff

• Initial implementation of 3d printing and VR initiatives

• Implementation of Meraki wireless upgrade from Aerohive wireless

• Initial implementation of Synology NAS for file storage and security camera archive

• Initial implementation of Isonos Physical Access Management

• Implementation of Amplify tablet curriculum

• Annual end of life computing asset recycling management

• Transition of student information system database from on-premise server to cloud hosted environment.

• De-commissioning of Mac OS file servers

• Transition of school website from Apple to cloud hosted environment

• Annual staff training and development for PowerSchool SIS Gradebook