[Technical] Tech Staff

[Paul Williamson]

Hi Shaun,

Sounds like you are doing well there! 2 sysadmins!! I'm jealous.

400 computers running XP (desktops + laptops)
19 Servers (Windows 2k3, 2k8, centOS) - (some of these are virtual -
moving towards all being virtual by the beginning of 2010)

We also support AV setups and replace components of those when there are
failures.. and when the school floods we are here getting wet, building
barriers :-)

Staff:
ICT Manager (Me) - Full Time - Everything and the budget
Technician - 28 hrs/week - Everything except the budget (Server
Maintenance, Software installs/image updating, Staff Support etc.)
Helpdesk Tech - 4 hrs/week - Specifically for serving staff queries
promptly (available on 2 days for 2hrs each)

We have about 575 students and 100 staff.

I could probably do with more staff, but we've been directed to do what
we can with our resources and certain tasks end up not being done based
on priorities.

Good luck!

Paul Williamson
ICT Manager
Huntingtower School


-----Original Message-----
From: tech-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:tech-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On Behalf Of Shaun Turner
Sent: Monday, 18 May 2009 7:14 PM
To: Technical Discussion in Schools Mailing List
Subject: RE: [Technical] Tech Staff

a thread has been doing the rounds on this very subject on the teachers
itapps list. if someone could post a link to it's archive that might
help those not subscribed to that one

For reference, Nagle College, Bairnsdale, has 4 it people. An iCT
manager (teacher) Sys admin x2 (1 server management, one software
management) and 1 tech. Near enough to 400 machines running xp on the
workstaions. about 13 windows servers (2k3 & 2k8) 2 vmware boxes for
testing (heading that way for production servers) and our
security/antivirus/antispam/content filter box (14)

ta

Shaun Turner
Nagle College


-----Original Message-----
From: tech-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Greg Neil (Mr)
Sent: Mon 5/18/2009 6:22 PM
To: Technical Discussion in Schools Mailing List; tech at edulists.com.au
Subject: RE: [Technical] Tech Staff
 
We are a laptop school now covering two campuses. We support some 600
laptops (550-ish standard models with images, the rest externally
organised and offered basic support only), 140 desktops (windows based),
8 - 10 servers (windows based), and a small Mac network (1 server, 8
desktops, 3 laptops), 2 x wireless networks, plus configuration of the
phone system, general A/V support, and of course, other duties as
directed. We have 1 Director of Computing (the IT teacher), 1 x .8
Computer Systems Manager (me) looking after the servers, network, odds
and sods, and backing up the technicians, and 2 x full-time technicians.
1 of these spends his time split between both campuses, the other
remains solely at one campus. As the second campus is still quite small,
we anticipate this will suffice until the end of 2010, at which time we
will review levels again.


-----Original Message-----
From: tech-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Gunston, Shaun S
Sent: Mon 5/18/2009 5:59 PM
To: tech at edulists.com.au
Subject: [Technical] Tech Staff
 
Hey Guys,

Just wanting to get an idea of the levels of tech staff different
schools have, 

In relation to student numbers, and computer numbers.

Trying to get another tech in here, but need to prove where understaffed
to the Prin team.

Any  help greatly appreciated.

Shaun

 

 


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