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The Field
Installation Unit implements 21st century
technologies
in MCPS classrooms. To update
technologies in schools
through the Technology Modernization
(Tech Mod) Program,
staff in this unit gathers requirements
from stakeholders,
works with school staff to plan the
integration of hardware
and software in schools, procures and
installs the technology,
and ensures its readiness at the opening
of the school
year. The unit oversees a program to
refurbish computers in
schools where technology is four years
old in response to
the change from a four-year to a
five-year replacement cycle
that was put in place temporarily to
address the fiscal crisis.
Staff also manages the donation of older
technology to community
groups. Additionally, the unit collects
online data for
updating and maintaining the asset
management system and
supports centralized distribution of
software updates, service
packs, and virus definition files.
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