NICHOLAS TOWNSEND

Name: NICHOLAS TOWNSEND
Title: COMPUTER SYSTEMS MANAGER
Affiliation:

County: Allegheny
District: Fox Chapel Area School District
School: Administration

611 Field Club Rd

Pittsburgh 15238

E-mail: Nick_Townsend@fcgate.fcasd.edu

ACTIVITIES:

All 6 buildings have ethernet networks installed. 5 of the buildings have CAT 3 and 10 base 2. The High School has CAT 1 and 10 base 2. All the buildings are connected together vie FDDI. The whole networked is connnected to the internet vie a fractional T1 to the AIU. Beechwood farms has a fiber ethernet connect to our network. We are trying to connect Bradly Center (A home for children) to our network useing wireless technology.

BARRIERS:

Architect unfamiliarity with data networks. Lack of funding for support personnel to take care of large networks.

GOALS:

Install fiber back bone in the High School. Run additional hookups were needed. Continue to segmnet the networks vie switches. Reconfigure and update the FDDI backbone.

INFORMATION NEEDED:

Technical architecture

Funding sources

COLLABORATIONS:

Part of a consortium

Provider of networking services

EXPERTISE:

Technical support

SUPPORT:

We have the ability to solve most network porblems. Some help with network deisign and standards would be useful. Also getting the network installed is a lot easier than getting additional personnel to manage it.

SUSTAINABILITY:

Set-aside in operating budget

Periodic bond issues

Grants and donations

SCOPE:

classrooms

NETWORKING SUPPORTS REFORM:

Yes

How technology assists reform:

Enhances community involvement

Brings additional resources into the classroom

Reduces isolation of the school and classroom

COMMENTS:

[No information provided.]

EXPECT TO ATTEND:

Yes