Print Shop and Copiers contract renewed

Our contract for both the district print shop and copiers has been renewed, here’s the most important details for staff…

* Our district print shop will continue to be run and managed by Laser Resources, Inc

* PrintGroove will BE REPLACED.  Starting in early July, a new web site will be launched that gives staff the ability to send in print jobs.

* All copiers across the district will be replaced.  All replacement copiers will have increased capacity over the existing models and all new models will work off your employee badge as they currently do.  The new copiers will be either a Toshiba or a Lexmark – depending on the prior usage of each specific copier.  Copier location will remain exactly the same as they are now.

* Starting July 1st, all certified staff will receive $25 on their employee badge that is available for usage at the copiers and they will also receive $75 on their account at the print shop. (NOTE: your building/departments probably provide you with more than $75 per year – each building sets their own limit.  The $75 is not your cap, it just represents what the district is providing you)

 

Q1.  What happens to any funds left in my account on the copier – will they roll over so I can use them next year?
A1. No, all copier accounts/funds expire after June 30th and do not roll over.

Q2. I prefer to use the copiers… so I can call the print shop and have them transfer the $75 in my print shop account over to my copier account?
A2.  No.  They will not transfer funds between print shop and copier accounts

Q3. If I have my own department or school funds, can I add them to either the print shop or copier accounts?
A3.  Yes, any time you are providing funding, you are welcome to decide whether they are going to your print shop or copier account.

 

 

 

 

Important Tech Dates for summer of 2015

A list of important tech dates for the summer of 2015…

Friday, June 5th  12:01am   All staff Google accounts (that use @wdmcs.org for their account) will be disabled.  During the next week, we’ll be doing work behind the scenes to prepare for all email to be moved into Google.  During this time, you will not be able to log into Google Drive, access your Google documents or anything else related to your Google account. At this same time – all student @wdmtigers.org account will be DELETED.

Monday, June 15th or sooner –   All staff Google accounts (including Google Drive, Docs, and other associated apps requiring log in) will be ready to use again.  However, email will not , we will still be using Outlook for a couple of additional weeks.  In order access your Google account after June 15th, you will need to reactivate your Google by resetting your password.  We will provide directions/steps for this once we reach this date.

Monday, June 15th –  services will stop for the following items….

Schools.wdmcs.org: Our old webserver, schools.wdmcs.org, will be shut down by June 15th

Share Point:  Microsoft SharePoint is currently used to operate our intranet –  and the system will be shut down by June 15th.  Contact School Community Relations if you have materials in the intranet that need to be moved to a different location.

Moodle:  The district’s Moodle server will be turned off by June 15th.  If you would like to continue to use Moodle, please contact AEA’s Evan Abbey <eabbey@aeapdonline.org> as soon as possible, as he will assist you with moving your content over to the state Moodle server where you can continue to use it for classroom services.

Friday, June 19th starting at 5pm:  NO E-MAIL WEEKEND.  Starting at 5pm, your cell phone / computer / smart device will NOT be able to access your @wdmcs.org email account.  Over this weekend, we’ll be moving all of your existing email and folders over to Gmail.   Any email sent to you during this weekend will be  directed into your email account and will NOT be lost or bounced.  As soon as the move is completed, we will provide directions for how to access your email and how to reconnect your personal devices.

 

July 1st –   During the first few weeks of July, we’ll see a number of changes related to copiers and the district print shop.

• New Copiers.  If you currently have a copier that was provided by the district, we’ll be providing a new replacement copier.
• PrintGroove is being replaced during early July.  The new software for submitting print jobs will be setup and rolled out during early July.
• Starting July 1st, each certified staff member will receive from the district $25 to use at the copier and $75 at the printshop.  (NOTE: your building/department probably already provides you with more than $75 at the printshop… this $75 just represents what the district provides for each staff member, your building/department will and can still provide the rest)