An Opportunity Arises

The Pennsylvania Department of Education appropriated funding for the creation of three digital school districts within the Commonwealth. After an intensive application process, Spring Cove School District was designated as one of the chosen sites.

The Expectations

Spring Cove School District partnered with Paradigm Solutions International in accordance with criteria mandated by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. According to the grant provisions, the providing technology integrator should:

	Be an objective technology consulting services provider (not a reseller of
	hardware or software)
	Possess substantial experience with evaluation of vendors and
	technologies
	Have formats and processes in place for RFP development, vendor
	evaluation and selection
	Employ certified network professionals with strength in the integration of
	applications and technologies (MCSE, CNE, CCDA, CCNA, A+)
	Employ professionals with significant technology project management
	experience to guide the district through the process

Impacting The Entire Community

By linking students at five schools, an administrative building and a community technology center, the initiative has not only impacted a single school district, it has also energized the entire area. The result? A state-of-the-art technology network that has transformed a community by encouraging multi-generational access and usage.

With the guidance of Paradigm Solutions International professionals, the district has been able to select and implement new technology tools and to develop a comprehensive infrastructure that is both expandable and adaptable, allowing for the accommodation of new technologies and the possibility of growth and change as future needs arise.

“Our Technology Planners Guide You, and Our Technology Integrators Make It Happen”

Paradigm Solutions International partnered with district administration and played an integral role in this pilot program. Our professionals assisted the administration with project team building, development and implementation of technology plans, identification and evaluation of vendor solutions, orchestration of a multitude of technology integration activities, implementation of numerous technologies and delivery of the necessary support and training.

Responsibilities and example initiatives included:

	Formation of the SCSD Digital School District Technology Steering
	Committee
	Development of priority of events, implementation action plans and
	timelines
	RFP development and evaluation of WAN and Internet access service
	providers
	Project management
	Vendor evaluation and management
	Design and implementation of Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide
	Area Network (WAN)
	Development of server and workstation specifications, obtaining
	competitive vendor pricing and assisting in placement of order for
	hardware
	Design and implementation of fiber-optic network backbone for high
	school and district
	Design and implementation of wireless labs with laptops
	Support in the evaluation of grade book solutions
	Staging and installation of servers, workstations, and printers
	Design and implementation of Internet security & content filtering
	Design and implementation of anti-virus solution
	Technical support and problem resolution
	Training on an as-needed basis