Rockingham County Public Schools
In the Heart of the Beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
RCPS Technology Staff
Liya Shumeyko, Mary Moyers, Denell Clem, Kym Garber, Stephanie Failes, Alice Bair, Lynne Pike, Doris Gardner, Bryan Daniels, Joe Showker, Bob Johnson, Joe Lipscomb, L.D. Graham
(Back Row, left to right:)Joe Hill, Oskar Scheikl, Justin Neitzey, Nevin Diener, Jonathan Carderelli, Dennis Durost, Andrew Neckowitz, Obe Hostetter, Kevin Perkins, Paul Templeton
Not pictured: Dan Folk, Justin Miller, Eric Rauschenberg, Brian Mickelson, Chad Adams, Dave Spencer
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Joe Hill, Director of Math
and Technology (564-3222) Mary Moyers, Technology
Staff Secretary and Administrative Software Resource Contact (564-3210) |
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Nevin Diener, Coordinator
of Network Services (564-3283) Joe Lipscomb, Network
Resource Specialist (564-3245) L.D. Graham, Computer
Resource Specialist (564-1992) Paul Templeton, Computer
Resource Specialist (564-2649) Jonathan Carderelli ,
Computer Resource Specialist (564-2642) Brian Mickelson, Computer
Resource Specialist (564-3214) Dan Folk , Computer
Resource Specialist (564-3210) Justin Miller, Computer
Resource Specialist (564-3210) Eric Rauschenberg, Computer
Resource Specialist (564-3210)
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Bryan Daniels, Technology
Instructional Specialist (564-3257) Alice Bair, Instructional
Technology Resource Teacher (896-8961) Dennis Durost,
Instructional Technology Resource Teacher (564-2642) Doris Gardner,
Instructional Technology Resource Teacher (879-2535) Obe Hostetter,
Instructional Technology Resource Teacher (564-2648) Department of Information Management Dr. Oskar Scheikl, Director of Information Management (564-2950) Denell Clem, Data Systems Suport Specialist (564-1355)
Dave Spencer , Database Programmer (564-1355) |
Rockingham
employs seven Instructional Technology Resource Teachers (ITRTs) who
are charged with helping teachers integrate technology as a part of
their regular classroom instruction. ITRTs schedule formal inservices,
conduct impromptu one-on-one training sessions, demonstrate new
hardware and software, and assist teachers during actual student
instruction in order to facilitate technology use by the teacher. They
encourage you to contact them if you seek technology training
assistance! Visit this site
to learn more about each of them.
Think K-12 Instructional Computing isn't complex? Take a look at some of what the Technology Department of Rockingham County Public Schools does:
- We support the following software:
- FirstClass--over 1800 clients (all schools)
- Internet Browsers--Firefox, Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Safari (all schools)
- PowerSchool (all schools)
- Moodle
- Wordpress
- Microsoft Office--Word, Excel, Powerpoint (all schools)
- Kidspiration (elementary schools)
- Inspiration (high schools)
- SkillsTutor (all elementary and middle schools)
- Accelerated Reader (all elementary and middle schools)
- STAR (all elementary schools)
- Alexandria--library automation (all schools)
- AppleWorks--word processing, database, spreadsheet (all schools)
- Notebook--SmartBoard (all schools)
- iMovie (all schools)
- iDVD (all schools)
- iPhoto (all schools)
- ComicLife (elementary schools)
- GarageBand (all schools)
- TestNav--online SOL testing (all schools)
- HTML editors--Dreamweaver, BBEdit, Kompozer, FrontPage, FirstClass, etc. (all schools)
- Sibelius (high schools)
- Cornerstone (all elementary and middle schools)
- Geometer's Sketchpad (all middle and high schools)
- Print Shop Deluxe (elementary schools)
- Microsoft Publisher (all high schools and some offices)
- Visual BASIC (all high schools)
- Automated Accounting (all high schools)
- Symantec Antivirus (all schools' Windows computers)
- NCS Mentor (all schools)
- 30+ legacy MECC software titles (elementary schools)
- Ultrakey (all middle schools)
- Glencoe Math (all middle and high schools)
- Workgroup Manager (all schools)
- RCPS Mileage (various offices)
- InDesign (all high schools)
- Adobe Acrobat (all high schools and some offices)
- Speed Sorts (all schools)
- Word Study Card Maker (all schools)
- IEP Online (all schools)
- Many individual software titles purchased by schools
and offices
- We support the following servers:
- FC E-mail server
- Workgroup Manager servers in all schools
- Library servers
- PowerSchool servers
- Wordpress server
- Moodle server
- Administrative servers in all schools and the CO
- Proxy servers in all schools and the CO
- Business education servers in high schools
- Web servers at CO which receive over 90,000 hits per day
- Web server at CO with a 15,.000+ data bank of SOL questions
- Internet filtering server at CO
- Various other servers including DNS, DHCP, Intermapper,
etc.
- We support all software and hardware for 4000+ workstations
for:
- All classrooms, all schools
- A mobile units (some wireless), various schools
- All labs
- All administrative and guidance offices in schools
- All administrative offices in Central Office, Bus Garage, Maintenance, Support Services, Media Center, and DLC
- All cafeteria managers
- Many custodians
- We support networking software including:
- DHCP services at all schools
- DNS services at all schools
- SmartFilter at CO (internet filter)
- Proxy services at all schools
- SASIxp District Integration at CO
- Symantec Antivirus for Gateways
- Workgroup Manager
- Timbuktu
- Retrospect Backup at all schools
- Intrusion detection
- Microsoft ISA Firewall at CO
- Pix Firewall at CO
- Antivirus & antispam services
- We support various operating systems on workstations and
servers
- Mac OS X and OS 9
- Windows XP
- Linux
- We install. maintain, and configure network equipment
including:
- switches, routers, wireless routers, wiring racks,
cables
- switches, routers, wireless routers, wiring racks,
cables
- We install, maintain, and configure computer peripherals
- Network printers
- Stand alone printers
- Scanners
- Digital cameras
- Projection devices
- SmartBoards
- Document Cameras
- iPods
- Ceiling mounts
- We redesign and reconfigure the Local Area Networks and
Wide Area Network to keep pace with technology
- We repair and maintain computers, printers, and monitors
- We provide online testing support for over 20,000 online
tests given annually at all schools
- We do delivery, setup, and installation of all new office,
classroom, and lab computers and peripherals
- We support administrative computing using PowerSchool in
all schools and the County Office
- Maintenance of student records
- Production of student schedules including master schedule building
- Production of report cards and transcripts
- Maintenance of attendance and discipline data
- Ability to enter attendance, grades, and check demographic data from classroom computers
- Production of specialized reports such as graduation
requirement reports
- We recycle and redeploy used and relocated equipment
- We create and maintain a robust website
- Hundreds of web pages
- Hundreds of instructional and informational links
- Forms for employees and applicants to download
- Host for each school's website
- On line practice SOL test bank with over 15,000 questions
- Searchable directory of personnel
- School Board Policy Manual
- We also support hardware and software in specialized areas:
- Special hardware and software in some special education classrooms
- Laptops for school board members
- Versatrans bus routing software for Bus Garage
- CafeTerm software for Food Services
- We provide training for all personnel
- Summer Technology Academy
- Training sessions on inservice days
- ITRT Road Shows
- Other training on individual or as-needed basis
- Courses through EMU and JMU
- We administer technology grants
- State technology initiatives
- Technology Literacy Challenge Grants
- No Child Left Behind Ed Tech Grants
- We attend training classes, workshops, and conferences to
keep up to date
- JMU, EMU, and BRCC courses and workshops
- D.O.E. Technology Leadership Conferences
- VSTE Conferences
- National School Boards Technology + Leadership Conference
- Various training sessions (PowerSchool training, Mac OSX training, etc.)