10 Tips for Easing the Burden of IT Costs

Autor/in	Schaffhauser, Dian
Titel	10 Tips for Easing the Burden of IT Costs
Quelle	In: T.H.E. Journal, 39 (2012) 2, S.30-34 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0192-592X
Schlagwörter	Educational Finance; School Districts; Counties; Costs; Educational Technology; Budgeting; Financial Support; Handheld Devices; Access to Computers; Laptop Computers; Purchasing; Textbooks; Electronic Publishing; Telecommunications; Conservation (Environment); Energy Conservation; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsfonds; School district; Schulbezirk; Cost; Kosten; Unterrichtsmedien; Finanzielle Förderung; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; Beschaffungswesen; Kauf; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Elektronisches Publizieren; Telekommunikationstechnik; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Energieerhaltung; Energiespeicherung
Abstract	Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland, just outside of Washington, DC, has 125,000 students, 200 schools, and an annual budget of about $1.6 billion. Last year that budget was cut by about $16 million. The year before it was cut by $80 million. Every year now, it seems, school districts are forced to leave no stone unturned when it comes to finding ways to save money. One would think that any changes the relatively modest IT department could make would hardly make a difference in a financial environment of that size. The reality, though, is that the cost-cutting measures that some school districts are taking related to technology are having substantial impact--without many serious negative effects on student learning. Prince George's County is not alone. All over the country, IT leaders are finding out just how eager their districts and schools are to interrupt business as usual. They are cutting costs, eliminating waste, and streamlining services. This article presents 10 examples from a handful of school districts that have found ways to boost their cost-cutting powers through strategic IT budgeting. (Contains 8 online resources.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10