Databus Issue
Volume: 2008 Issue: 4
10/24/2008President's Message
Warren Williams 10/24/2008The Intersegmental Imperative Over the course of my career, I have had the opportunity to work with many organizations and serve on many committees, local state and national. more..
Best Practices
Phil Scrivano 10/24/2008To Infinity and Beyond K12 This past summer I spent seven weeks facilitating training in school districts in six states. more..
Desktop Virtualization
Tim McCarty 10/24/2008Desktop Virtualization Moves PCs from the Lab to the Classroom and Can Change the Way We Teach How can we prepare students for further education and life when their education is not tightly integrated with the technology they’ll have to master and use? Most students have more interaction with computers at home than they do at school. more..
Time to Bring CTE and Academics Together
Steve Pinning 10/24/2008A number of educators at a conference session were asked, “If you asked a group of high school students to describe school in one word, what would it be?” The response of all in attendance was, “Boring. more..
Improving Student Transition Using Transitional Data
Brad Phillips 10/24/2008According to the Stanford Bridge project, “…the coursework between high school and college is not connected; students graduate from high school under one set of standards and three months later are required to meet a whole new set of standards in college. more..
The RECHS Program
Thomas Tan, Ed. D. 10/24/2008The Rubidoux High School Early College Program (RECHS) Under the guidance of Jurupa Unified School District Early College liaison Donna Buck and Bonavita Quinto-MacCallum from Riverside Community College, Rubidoux High School’s (RHS) Early College High School Program is a partnership between Riverside Community College (RCC) District and Jurupa Unified School District, and is partially funded by the James Irvine Foundation. more..
The Edtech K12 Voucher Program
Patty MacIntyre 10/24/2008The Ed Tech K-12 Voucher Program has become an important source of technology funding for eligible California schools, especially during these stressful budget times. more..
The CSIS Transcript Center
Steve Mills 10/24/2008Beginning in Fall 2008, California School Information Services (CSIS) will launch the CSIS Transcript Center -- a cost-effective and secure way to exchange electronic student records and transcripts for PK-12 schools, colleges, and universities. more..
Legislative Update
Dr. Jeff Frost 10/24/2008The 2008 Legislative session will be remembered for the huge multi-billion dollar budget shortfall and resulting stalemate that has dragged on for at least two months after the July 1st constitutional deadline. more..
E-Rate Update
Fred Brakeman 10/24/2008It’s that time of year again and we hope you are well on your way of at least finalizing your Year 12 (2009-2010) Erate projects. more..
Member Profile
Lisa Kopochinski 10/24/2008DataBus: What are your responsibilities as Director of Technology for the Roseville Joint Union High School District? MF: Any duty as assigned by others! Just kidding! My primary responsibility is the oversight of information technology for the entire organization. more..

