Maintenance+Procedures+and+Recycling+Times

Currently the Business Department has a computer consultant SSDEL. This consultant is under contract with our department and takes care of routine maintenance, repairs, software concerns and upgrades, server issues and other business coursework software/hardware issues we may have in our computer labs. The funds to be for SSDEL are a part of our budget every year. So in other words, funds have been set aside for SSDEL.
 * Maintenance Procedures and Recycling Times **

As far as our upgrade is concerned, SSDEL will be handling the installation and download of the Adobe software to the computers. Once downloaded and installed our teachers will more or less teach themselves the software applications. They will have access to Adobe’s online tutorials, articles, forums, etc. to assist them in learning and maintaining the applications.

The district has an IT department that takes care of our non-specific software/hardware issues such as mimeo boards, LCD projectors, screens, district server connections, email, etc. This is of no charge to our department because the staff is paid for by the district.

As far as recycle times are concerned, research has indicated that Adobe comes out with a new version or suite every 2-3 years. However that does not mean a whole new version of the upgraded software has to be purchased. The upgrades only are available for purchase, if we feel as though we need them. I believe we have not upgraded our software components for Website and Desktop Publishing for at least 6 years. So the need to fully upgrade will not be necessary for some time. And due to the recent hardware upgrades we do not expect to have to upgrade any hardware items for at least 5-6 six years.