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Being School District Admin?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the education-vs-enterprise dept.

Bananatree3 asks: "I am a high schooler in a fairly large school district, and have always wondered what it is like to manage a large school network. What is it like to be a school district admin? What kind of unique things do you have to do that are outside the realm of 'normal' IT departments? When is the most hectic/slow time for you? How big of a network do you manage? Also, do you have any favorite stories about being a school district IT admin?"

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  1. Re:SD IT 2K by hazem · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Let's see... 3000 computers x $14 = 45,000. This was at the same time we laid off two IT people, in addition to several teachers.

    I wasn't going to get anywhere by asking to spend $45,000 on this software. So, I made due with what I had and could afford.

    Deepfreeze is great, but I couldn't afford to use it. I also didn't want to waste all my time re-installing machines when I came up with a solution that took care of the problem.