Created : December 30, 2013 at 01:11 PM
March 15, 2005
Status: Pending
Approve the re-licensing agreement between Microsoft and The School Board of Broward County, Florida for Microsoft software to be part of the Digital Divide initiative, and direct that the pilot program only apply to Title 1 schools that have gone through the DETA Program.. The School Board of Broward County, Florida, has consistently exhibited leadership in educational technology initiatives. Recent modifications to School Board Policy 5306, School and District Technology Usage, extend that leadership to support programs designed to bridge the Digital Divide. As a first step towards a comprehensive Digital Divide program, Education Technology Services (ETS) is planning a pilot program that will refurbish surplus classroom computers and distribute them to eligible families. This agenda item is an agreement between Microsoft and the school district enabling the re-installation of the Microsoft Office product on those computers with no cost to the district or the recipient families. This agreement allows the transfer of 2,000 Microsoft Office licenses to recipient families. Microsoft acknowledges that the school district has, over several years, purchased new software licenses for district computers as new versions of its Office product were released. This agreement allows for the “re-licensing” of a software license no longer in use by the district to a recipient family. Specific accounting of software purchases is not required, but the recipient families will be required to sign an End User Agreement which ETS will maintain on file. There is no financial impact to the School District.
Requested Action
Approve the re-licensing agreement between Microsoft and The School Board of Broward County, Florida for Microsoft software to be part of the Digital Divide initiative, and direct that the pilot program only apply to Title 1 schools that have gone through the DETA Program.
Summary
The School Board of Broward County, Florida, has consistently exhibited leadership in educational technology initiatives. Recent modifications to School Board Policy 5306, School and District Technology Usage, extend that leadership to support programs designed to bridge the Digital Divide. As a first step towards a comprehensive Digital Divide program, Education Technology Services (ETS) is planning a pilot program that will refurbish surplus classroom computers and distribute them to eligible families. This agenda item is an agreement between Microsoft and the school district enabling the re-installation of the Microsoft Office product on those computers with no cost to the district or the recipient families.
This agreement allows the transfer of 2,000 Microsoft Office licenses to recipient families. Microsoft acknowledges that the school district has, over several years, purchased new software licenses for district computers as new versions of its Office product were released. This agreement allows for the “re-licensing” of a software license no longer in use by the district to a recipient family. Specific accounting of software purchases is not required, but the recipient families will be required to sign an End User Agreement which ETS will maintain on file.
School Board Goals
| Goal 1 - All students will achieve at their highest potential |
Financial Impact
There is no financial impact to the School District.
Source of Additional Information
Vijay Sonty 754 321-0400 Donnie Carter 754 321-2610
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MicrosoftSchoolAgreement (Files) | |
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EndUserMicrosoft (Files) | |
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EndUserMacintosh (Files) | |
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ExecutedCompleteCopy (Files) |