Nathan Young wrote: > Hi. > > Has anyone used linux on a large scale among lower grades in the portland > area? I have a few specific questions areas of interest. > > Do you know how PPS interacts with linux? I've been told that if the > district buys computers for the school then they also support those systems > to a degree, while if systems are donated or bought using PTA funds or any > other source, the school is on it's own to install/configure/maintain. I've > also been told that the support forthcoming is not so incredible that it > forms a strong incentive to stay with PPS provided systems (in other words > the bar is pretty low and likely to be pole vaulted by one or two involved > and knowledgable parent volenteers and a few easy to come by corporate > donation program grants).
If you haven't met Eric Harrison(eharrison) or Dan Young(dyoung), you should. They are both *long* time pluggers. Eric, along with Paul Nelson, was the driving force behind the adoption of LTSP in the Riverdale school district. Eric and Dan both work for the Multnomah Education Service District, which provides internet and other services to many school districts in Multnomah county. I sure they could fill you in on the support structure, and more importantly, the politics of the various school districts. Eric and Dan can sometimes be seen at the monthly meeting or at advanced topics. To contact them directly, use mail.mesd.k12.or.us with the username in parens above. galen -- Galen Seitz [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
