The meeting took place in the PSC in Room 411. In attendance were Gene Hastings, Wendy Huntoon, Rick Wertheimer, and Becca Fulcer as observer.

At 10:30 it was agreed that the meeting would be held, although no representatives from the PPS other than Rick Wertheimer were present.

The minutes from the previous meeting were approved with no changes.

The main topic of the present meeting was the discussion of CK:P migration to the PPS.

The group discussed the kinds of issues that need to be dealt with as migration to the PPS school district begins to occur. In doing this the group began to outline a framework of the basic issues related to the implementation of networking technology in the district. The development of such a framework will allow this committee to present the Board with a coherent set of issues that need to be considered for networking the district effectively.

Wendy stressed that it is important to understand that it is not possible to come up with a plan for networking technology today (including costs) and expect that plan to be set for years. Rather, she stressed the need for the district to develop a strategic policy for the implementation of networking technology.

Wendy also mentioned that instead of coming up with a quick solution for a networking technology plan in the district, CK:P should help the district come up with the requirements and specifications for networking technology.

Wendy said that although Common Knowledge is a research project, production should also be part of it, especially as Year 1 sites begin to move to production.

Gene and Wendy both agreed that one heuristic to keep in mind when implementing technology is that you buy the biggest pipe (bandwidth) you can afford and you make sure that it is upgradable. Rick pointed out that this becomes an important issue in migration, especially from a cost perspective.

Another heuristic Wendy pointed out is that while the purchase price of old or out-dated technology may be less, there is a trade-off because it costs more to support old technology than it does to support new technology. In terms of hardware, everything purchased has a window of use associated with it. Even if you purchase the best you can afford, in 10 years you are probably going to have to replace it.

In addition, interoperability of equipment is another important issue which needs to be addressed.

The group felt it was important that any list of issues related to the implementation of networking technology in the district also include markers for the discussion of educational issues and curriculum related to the technology use.

The group agreed that the list of issues which Rick identified in the agenda for this meeting provides a good starting point for building a frame of reference for this discussion. This list includes Technical, Educational, Support, Money, Equipment and Connectivity Issues. Wendy felt that Equipment, Connectivity and Support Issues were all types of Technical Issues.

Wendy suggested two approaches to migration. The first is ̉short-term migrationÓ and has to do with PPS learning about the equipment (user devices, servers, network equipment) and becoming comfortable with it. The second issue is ̉long-term migrationÓ and has to do with the framework of issues the school district has to be concerned with in order to implement networking technology effectively.

The next meeting of this committee in September will begin to deal with exactly what short-term migration to PPS is going to look like. Rick will contact everyone via email, U.S. mail and phone to try and increase participation in the committee.