We’re ready for summer printing

WDM Staff…

It’s that time of year again to be thinking about sending your summer print orders to the district printshop.  As we have in the past, we will again offer 2 choices for sending in summer print jobs.

Send us a hardcopy.
If you choose this version, we will look at what you have left in your printing budget in printgroove and run your jobs until you have no money left, then we will hold the rest of your jobs till after July 1^st when the new budget comes into effect

Submit your jobs electronically via printgroove
Using this option, we’ll print as much as we can with your existing balance and when you  reach a $0.00 balance, then we’ll hold the rest of the printing until July 1st when your account is refreshed.  

Please try to send/submit jobs early as to avoid the beginning of school craziness.  We want the beginning of next year to be a smooth transition for everyone.  Thank you and have a wonderful summer break.

Laurie Heald
WDMCS Printshop Facilities Manager

Life in the Construction Zone

Our district administrative office (known as the Learning Resource Center or LRC) are currently under construction and everyone has moved out to a temporary location…  well, I should say almost everyone.   Our network engineer, Scott Crothers, and myself have stayed in the building during construction since our district’s server room is at this location.  Of course, living in the construction zone brings us a slew of frequent questions, such as….

Q1.  Why are you staying at the LRC?
A1.  Because the server room is located here and the services must continue to run throughout the entire construction project.

Q2.  Do you expect any problems in technology services because of the construction?
A2.  Yes.. in fact, last week we had a district-wide phone outage due some wiring being moved and we’re expecting that something else will likely happen along the way, so it’s best that we are here on-site to handle those issues.

Q3. Do you actually wear a hard helmet to work each day?
A3.  Yes… we are required to wear a hard helmet into and out of work each day.

Q4. What about while you’re in the office… do you have to wear it all day long?
A4. No, not at our desks, just while walking into, through, and out of the building.

Q5.  Is it true there’s no bathroom in the LRC?
A5.  Yes, this is true – none of the bathrooms in the building are functional, however, there is a porta-potty in the parking lot.  Of course, let’s just say that I’m visiting the public library more frequently than I normally do.

Q6. So what’s the progress look like… how are things coming along?
A6.  Here’s some recent shots of the progress….

Board/Community Room, standing where the Board sits, looking out to the audience

Community Education: as if we were sitting in facilities area looking back across the room.

Community Education.. on the right is Shahna’s office, to the left is looking across community education.

In HR, looking back towards where the front desk used to be..

Fairmeadows Conference Room

The break room.

Another angle from the Board/Community Room.

Board/Community Room

From Lauri Pyatt’s desk looking back towards Community Education.

Front lobby… as if we were standing near the front desk looking across the lobby.

What will become the district registrar’s office.

Front Lobby, looking towards what was the old front desk.

I walked over here this morning expecting to find snacks… but found nothing (accounting)

the steps leading up to the IMC

Administrative Services areas

the IMC

Teaching & Learning Services

the front entry of the IMC