Preview the powerpoint presentation entitled "LC2000 Overview"

• 1st Qrt 1994 District updates Strategic and Technology Plans
• 2nd Qrt 1994 Dir Fin/Opr solicits partners; ISBE Board visits Pekin Schools
• 3^rd Qrt 1994 CCI, IBM and Sprint commit resources; GC2000 Planning Partnership formed
• 4^th Qrt 1994 BOE authorizes upgrade in MIS within context of GC2000; District submits $1M grant application to ISBE
• 1^st Qrt 1995 ISBE awards District $200K f/ training Grant
• 2^nd Qrt 1995 District revises GC2000; Partnership expands to include Community Resources; Partners re-affirm support and submits unsuccessful grant to NTIA
• 3^rd Qrt 1995 District Budgets one-time only $'s f/ capital improvements; IE&CI Committee convened
• 4^th Qrt 1995 IE&CI make recommendations; BOE authorizes $1.3M for GC2000; $1.3M for other Building renovations over 5-years
• 1^st Qrt 1996 GC2000 purchases begin; US DofE announces Tech Challenge Grant: to use information superhighway and powerful new technologies to improve education and enhance economic competitiveness
• 2^nd Qrt 1996 GC2000 installation begins; Partners re-affrim commitment and over $600K in $'s and resources; Partners agree to write and submit grant to US DofE; IBM selects District for Video Beta project
• 3^rd Qrt 1996 Pilot Teachers begin training in anticipation of GC2000 start-up
• 4^th Qrt 1996 US DofE awards District and Partnership $3.5M Technology Challenge Grant for Learning Community 2000; Partners agree to expand participation; LC2000, announce formation of Task Forces: Learn Comm., Tech Skills, Training, Infrastructure; Civics Curriculum
• 1^st Qrt 1997 LC2000 Infrastructure Task Force Convenes

Complete, extend, make universal and sustaining a 21^st century network infrastructure which supports multiple, high bandwidth applications

• Meet/know fellow task force members
• Familiarize participants with LC2000 Grant award: Goals and objectives; Activities
• Familiarize participants with purpose of Infrastructure Task Force in Context of LC2000 Grant Objectives and Activities, with other Task Forces and Oversight Committee and original GC2000 project
• Identify questions/issues to be addressed
• Familiarize self with existing conditions
• Set future direction

• To envision less than LC2000 grant award, RE: applications
• To envision use of yesterday's technology only
• To make accessible to only select few
• To require on-going tax support

• Warm-up Activity: Introductions and Team ball-toss contest;
• Presentation: "What is LC2000 and the Infrastructure Task Force"
• Carousel Brainstorming Activity: What are the issues, concerns, questions which need to be addressed in order to move forward?
• Sort issues, concerns, questions
• Prioritize issues, concerns, questions
• Identify lead person / support persons; Assign gathering of information / design of activity to address / find resource persons to make presentations / other
• Schedule meeting date to bring resolution to identified issues, concerns, questions
• Tour of Network Operations Center

01/29 Organizational Meeting
02/12 "Visioning" Meeting w/ guest presentations by IBM, CCI, Sprint, Anixter
02/26 Identified Issue #1 Resolution
03/05 Identified Issue #2 Resolution
03/12 Identified Issue #3 Resolution
03/19 Identified Issue #4 Resolution
03/26 Identified Issue #5 Resolution
04/xx Pilot Testing begins
05/xx Marketing begins
06/xx Roll-out begins