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^ Refresh Plan <br />^ Budget Requests <br />The World is Changing <br />^ The Flattening of the World <br />^ Global infrastructure is in place <br />^ Great demand for information skills <br />^ Cheaper labor overseas <br />^ RESULT: 21ST Century jabs outsourced to India, China, & Russia <br />^ NEED: Prepare our students to compete in a 2951 Century economy <br />Current State <br />Despite substantial growfh in the fleet supported -table <br />Currenf State <br />The fleet continues to grow- table <br />Over 501 of Instructional Computers are > 5 Years Old -graph <br />Global Problem: February 6, 2007 BOCC Agenda <br />Background -Since the late 1990x, Orange County's Information Technology Department has <br />performed annual replacements of aging computers within the County departments. The <br />original plan to replace the oldest 25% of County desktop computers every 4 years has been <br />followed, with the exception of two years, which were missed in the replacement cycle. <br />Currently, the oldest 25% of Orange County computers are finishing their sixth year of service. <br />As might be expected given the rapid evolution of technology, these machines are increasingly <br />unable to support contemporary software, as their reasonable lifespan has been extended as far <br />as possible. <br />Sample 5-Year Refresh Plan -table <br />2007-08 Budget Request Priorities based on TAC and School Input <br />Refresh aging computers (875K) <br />Increase in infrastructure support costs (977K) <br />Increased network storage space for teachers GOOK) <br />Installation of wireless access in schools <br />Cost Per School: ES 26K, MS 35K, HS 43K <br />Replacement of telephones in schools <br />2-3 schools per year (70K for 5 years) <br />5-Year Lease (all at once) (92K} <br />Installation of classroom data projectors <br />182 Existing HS Classrooms {418K} <br />118 Existing MS Classrooms (271 K} <br />277 Existing ES Classrooms (637K} <br />Installation of emergency generator for LG (SOK) <br />Installation of video distribution system (40K) <br />