Awesome! Thanks so much for the responses, both to me and the list. I'll get back to the list with any news.
Thanks again, CMP On 3/1/06, Myrhillion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cristobal, > > Each school system or LEA (local education agency) generally has a > director level type IT person working at the school system's central office. > This is generally within the superintendent's office for the LEA, for > Greensboro (guilford county), it's 370-8390. > http://www.gcsnc.com/information/departments.html > > Here's a link to technology services at GCS: > http://its.gcsnc.com/ (you should explore this for the technology plan) > > You basically have to sell it to the guy that runs IT for the school > system, it won't happen unless he _successfully_ pitches > it to the superintendent or the school system has a more liberal school > by school policy (more common in smaller systems I think). > You might call up and have a conversation with the IT director about how > they implement labs and such in the school systems before you go > anywhere else or > spend more energy on a plan. That said, developing and practicing > planning skills is very useful! > > As far as who could do this in your area, a good place to start is with > the local chamber of commerce for your city. > http://www.greensboro.org/ > Go to business directory and do a search on "computers", beyond that > you'd have to contact each service vendor and find out > if they "do linux". > > Good luck! > > Doug Taggart > Troops to Teachers > > Cristobal Palmer wrote: > > >What's DPE? Did you mean DPI? > > > >Let me see if I understand you: she should draw up a detailed plan > >that is likely to get approval and, if that gets approved, try to > >substitute Open Source solutions for the proprietary ones in the plan? > >Perhaps you meant that the idea of getting Open Source into the school > >is not one that is likely to happen at all because it must be cleared > >by the board? > > > >I failed to mention in my original email one of the driving factors > >behind this: the school is a dual-immersion Spanish-English school. > >Among other things, this means investing in more software. If Linux > >can help _any_ school, I think this is the one. > > > >Anybody else have stories to share, input to offer? > > > >-CMP > > > >On 3/1/06, Ryan Leathers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Tell her to get in touch with DPE and set up an appointment to discuss > >>her school's tech plan. Before anything else happens, the tech plan > >>needs to be in line. It almost certainly does not include any language > >>favorable to the use of Linux in particular or open source in general. > >>On the other hand, it very likely includes specific MS product titles in > >>the plan. The tech plan has to be in line and approved before any work > >>like this can get off the ground. > >> > >>On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 14:33 -0500, Cristobal Palmer wrote: > >> > >> > >>>A recent thread and a slashdot entry got me to wondering: who around > >>>here would/could do initial setup and/or ongoing support for switching > >>>a school to Linux. My mom is the principal of an elementary school in > >>>Greensboro. Who should she call up if she wants to get her school > >>>switched? Keep in mind that she'd have to sell the idea to her boss, > >>>so me (her son, a student) doing it wouldn't fly. > >>> > >>>I know there are some great web resources and distros out there (eg. > >>>edubuntu, http://www.ltsp.org/ ), but who are the people who could > >>>make it happen locally? > >>> > >>>Any redhatters wanna pipe up on what you guys offer? > >>>http://www.redhat.com/en_us/USA/home/solutions/education/ didn't tell > >>>me too much. > >>> > >>>Anybody have an Edubuntu success story? > >>> > >>>Some time back I watched TechCoaches.org get up and moving with a > >>>LiveCD project for home use: > >>> > >>>http://www2.chccs.k12.nc.us/education/components/whatsnew/default.php?sectiondetailid=8599&id=291&viewType=detail > >>> > >>>but haven't heard anything recently. Anybody? > >>> > >>>TIA, > >>>CMP > >>> > >>>-- > >>> > >>>Cristobal M. Palmer > >>>UNC-CH SILS Student > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>ils.unc.edu/~cmpalmer > >>>"Television-free since 2003" > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > >>TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > >>TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >-- > > > >Cristobal M. Palmer > >UNC-CH SILS Student > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >ils.unc.edu/~cmpalmer > >"Television-free since 2003" > > > > > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > -- Cristobal M. 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