That could also be how they got into this position. If it's a revolving door position (which is what I'm afraid of given Peoria 150's notorious political and financial situation), everyone coming in could just be maintaining.
Mike On Oct 22, 2010, at 8:02 AM, Heath Henderson wrote: > Bad part is you need to evaluate for a year to see how they use it to know > what is best for the cause! I guess you could "maintain" and just fix what > is broken and not working now. Maybe thatcoukd carry them through the year. > > -Heath Henderson > > On Oct 22, 2010, at 7:42 AM, Jason Livezey <jlive...@nlsd122.org> wrote: > >> The Tech-Geek special forces should storm the district get everything >> running then slowly disappear into the night. That way whoever takes this >> job has a fighting chance of getting things turned around in the district. >> >> JL >> >> On Oct 22, 2010, at 7:35 AM, Scott Oyer wrote: >> >>> In this case a lot -- because they are union... >>> >>> On Oct 22, 2010, at 6:58 AM, Bill Purcell wrote: >>> >>>> That was my first thought.. 20-30 min login.. Those techs should be >>>> fired... Was does it take to fire a tech for incompetence... >>>> Percy >>>> >>>> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Eric Pingel <etpinge.l...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> might be a union deal that login times are 30-40 minutes >>>> >>>> ---- >>>> Eric Pingel >>>> Network Manager >>>> Lake Bluff School District 65 >>>> epin...@lb65.org >>>> >>>> On Oct 21, 2010, at 11:16 AM, Jim Flanagan wrote: >>>> >>>>> don't forget, get the login tim down to 5 min. and you are a hero ;-) >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Brian Tobin <brian.to...@dist428.org> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> So it basically sounds like 80-90K a year to do nothing. Ha! >>>>> It would be interesting to see what kind of skill set the techs have, and >>>>> how bad the network config is. >>>>> >>>>> Brian Tobin >>>>> DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 >>>>> 901 s 4th st >>>>> DeKalb, IL 60115 >>>>> brian.to...@dist428.org >>>>> ilfastpi...@gmail.com >>>>> W815.754.2284 >>>>> M302.468.6246 >>>>> ________________________________________ >>>>> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org >>>>> [tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Chris Franzen >>>>> [chrisfran...@nokomis.k12.il.us] >>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 11:03 AM >>>>> To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List >>>>> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Job Opening - Dir of Tech >>>>> >>>>> Yeah that would be my problem as well. I would be hands on and upset the >>>>> union. good luck to anyone who wishes to truck down this path. >>>>> Chris Franzen >>>>> Technology Coordinator >>>>> Nokomis School District >>>>> 511 Oberle St. >>>>> Nokomis, IL 62075 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:47 AM, T Suter >>>>> <suterscomput...@gmail.com<mailto:suterscomput...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>> I should clarify......I wasn't mad because I HAD to do the work. It was >>>>> because I had several grievances filed against me because I WANTED to do >>>>> the work...and did. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:46 AM, T Suter >>>>> <suterscomput...@gmail.com<mailto:suterscomput...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>> Delawder, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I remember back in a former life....being a supervisor in a factory. All >>>>> my floor personnel was union....and I wasn't of course. While I could go >>>>> on and on about what I know of that experience, I'll just say that I was >>>>> less than happy several times when I would go to do some labor because a >>>>> person was sick. The politics of that whole situation superimposed onto >>>>> the politics already manifested for a Director who DOESN'T have to deal >>>>> with union subordinates, screams Rolaids. Does the benefit package have >>>>> some sort of comprehensive care/life insurance for stress related >>>>> illnesses, mental or physical, that is sure to take the Director down? >>>>> >>>>> I guess if that budget is all the district can do for their technology, >>>>> the new courageous soul taking on that load of a position should be >>>>> allowed to enlist the most diligent and creative grant writer that would >>>>> find some tech funds for that budget to upgrade that heaping pile of a >>>>> collision domain. While I believe that throwing money at something >>>>> doesn't necessarily always fix it....$300,000 a year for a tech budget of >>>>> a school that size with the problems it has.............- WOW! Isn't >>>>> that like an early/mid 90's budget? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Mike Oliveri >>>>> <mike.oliv...@student.rb60.com<mailto:mike.oliv...@student.rb60.com>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> I'm wondering if they're talking to Cat. State Farm gives out old >>>>> equipment in Bloomington, so I'm wondering if Cat does the same. They've >>>>> got their big offices downtown and facilities all over the area. >>>>> >>>>> Mike >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 21, 2010, at 10:03 AM, Richard Kasson wrote: >>>>> >>>>> > Let me get this straight. The techs are all union so the tech director >>>>> > can't touch the equipment? That's the scariest part. Does that budget >>>>> > figure include the salaries or are salaries separate. If salaries are >>>>> > separate, you can get creative and make it work. I manage on $25,000 a >>>>> > year >>>>> > or less depending on what my REAP grant is and whether Congress >>>>> > continues to >>>>> > fund it. You just have to find and use available resources that provide >>>>> > things for free. There is absolutely no reason that those techs >>>>> > shouldn't >>>>> > be visiting Rock Island arsenal on a regular basis to take advantage of >>>>> > what >>>>> > the Army is rotating out of service. There's some pretty nice two and >>>>> > three-year-old equipment available. All it takes is someone to fill >>>>> > out the >>>>> > paperwork and watch the website. >>>>> > >>>>> > That login thing is a bit worrisome. I had 9 year old Celeron 600s >>>>> > with 64 >>>>> > MB RAM that didn't take 20 minutes to login, even when we were a Novell >>>>> > Network. Something definitely ain't correct there. >>>>> > >>>>> > It does sound like a challenge and it would be a blast to give it a >>>>> > shot - >>>>> > if I lived closer. >>>>> > >>>>> > -----Original Message----- >>>>> > From: >>>>> > tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org<mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org> >>>>> > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org<mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org>] >>>>> > On Behalf Of Mike Oliveri >>>>> > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:08 PM >>>>> > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List >>>>> > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Job Opening - Dir of Tech >>>>> > >>>>> > That's what I'm thinking. >>>>> > >>>>> > Mike >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > On Oct 20, 2010, at 6:28 PM, Heath Henderson wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> >> Yes, failure, but from the creative standpoint, it sure would be fun to >>>>> > try. From the technical side (outside of the tech plan etc) it sure >>>>> > would be >>>>> > challenging to try and get that system fixed back up right. Sounds like >>>>> > the >>>>> > infrastructure is there though. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> -Heath Henderson >>>>> >> >>>>> >> On Oct 20, 2010, at 5:07 PM, Jason Livezey >>>>> >> <jlive...@nlsd122.org<mailto:jlive...@nlsd122.org>> wrote: >>>>> >> >>>>> >>> It is going to be really hard for a Director if he or she can't touch >>>>> > anything. I have to manage things on a daily basis just so I can make >>>>> > an >>>>> > educated decision about what I need and who is going to manage it. >>>>> > Obviously something is seriously wrong with their setup if they have >>>>> > login >>>>> > times of 20+ minutes. That basically means those machines are >>>>> > useless... >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> You would have to go backwards before you could go forward. With >>>>> >>> that >>>>> > current budget you could only spend about $7500K a building if you >>>>> > divided >>>>> > equally. With a district that big a budget like that for tech is just >>>>> > bad. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Talk about setting up for failure... >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> JL >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> On Oct 20, 2010, at 3:47 PM, Delawder, Scott wrote: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>>> Union District means no Hands on for the Director >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Jason Livezey >>>>> >>> Director of Technology >>>>> >>> New Lenox School District #122 >>>>> >>> Cell: 815.693.9338 >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> ACMT Certified >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>>>> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>>>> > >>>>> > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>>>> > >>>>> > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>>>> >>>>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>>>> >>>>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> Jim Flanagan >>>>> 4439 N. 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