Databus Issue
Volume: 2007 Issue: 1
01/26/2007
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President's Message
Carl Fong 01/25/2007It’s 2007 and CETPA’s 47th year. more..
Best Practices: Remember Our Customers
Philip Scrivano 01/25/2007In January 1994, I was teaching sixthgrade students latitude and longitude using a dial-up 2400 baud modem. more..
2006 CETPA Conference Highlights
Carl Fong 01/25/20072006 CETPA Conference Highlights It was no trick but a treat. more..
District Web site Makeover: Homegrown to Full Blown
Steve Thornton 01/25/2007Before its recent makeover our district website had remained true to its original 1999 design, back when our existence as a rural school district was ending and we had only four elementary schools and one middle school within our boundaries. more..
CETPA, CoSN California (3C) Council Update
Andrea Bennett 01/25/2007As many of you heard at the 2006 CETPA Conference, CETPA and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) have developed a California chapter of CoSN called the CETPA, CoSN California Council, or the 3C Council. more..
Systems Integration: Making it Work for Your District
Melissa Mace 01/25/2007Moving data from application to application can be a problem if you have not implemented a seamless solution for the transfer. more..
The Business of Schools
Rich Kaestner 01/25/2007Is technology treated like a strategic tool for enhancing teaching and learning in your district, or is it considered a necessary evil to keep the administrative processes and reporting requirements flowing? The business of schools is education; something that use of technology can serve as a tool for enhancement. more..
Data Management Systems to Support Student Learning
Bonnie Marks Executive Director 01/25/2007Data-driven decision making has become a mantra of the federal No Child Left Behind program and of the recent focus on accountability in schools, school districts and state departments of education. more..
Redefining SIS: The IST Managed Learning Environment (MLE)
Christer Jonsson 01/25/2007There can be little argument that NCLB has changed the way school system executives view instruction and instructional management. more..
Using Technology to Unify Library and Textbook Management
Oswaldo Galarza Information Technology Officer 01/25/2007Centers for Information Literacy One of the strategic goals of the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is transforming district libraries into Centers for Information Literacy — not just repositories of books, but places for students to develop the ability to find, evaluate, and use information — the skills they need to be life-long learners. more..
Child Nutrition Information and Payment System
Kari Sachs 01/25/2007CNIPS is the California Department of Education’s new web-based system for administering the federal and state Child Nutrition Programs, including the National School Lunch and Breakfast, Food Distribution, Special Milk, Child and Adult Care Food, Summer Food Service and Seamless Summer Waiver Programs. more..
E-rate—Don’t Forget the Small Stuff!
Fred Brakeman 01/25/2007You made it! Even after the SLD waited much longer that usual to publish their new Eligible Services List and only gave you a couple days notice that the Form 471 filing window was opening, you struggled through and filed your Form 471s just under the wire on February 7. more..
Member Profile: Databus Speaks with Dale Munsch
Lisa Kopochinski 01/25/2007DataBus: How long have you been at the Lodi USD as Director of Information Services? DM: I will complete my ninth year in this position in January. more..
