How Is Technology Used At St. Cletus?

• PowerPoint presentations and multimedia projected using LCD projectors.
• Various databases including parishioner tracking, religious education, youth, manna, school families, facility scheduling, Eucharistic minister scheduling, school library catalog, and IT inventory.
• Fiber optics connect rectory and education building.
• Voice Over IP (VoIP) phone system.
• Voicemail for all employees.
• Servers store user files for efficient central management and backup.
• Each employee is issued an email address for internal and external communications.
• Students learn skills such as word processing, research, Internet safety, spreadsheets, presentations, and proper typing.
• 124 PCs campus-wide for school faculty, parish staff, & students
• 19 laptops used by staff and on portable media carts
• 19 LCD projectors (most on media carts) to display presentation, websites, PowerPoint, etc.

Recent Accomplishments

• 11 interactive white boards from SMART Technologies in school classrooms
• Internet download speed upgraded plus dual WAN load balancing between T1 and business class cable.  Dual WAN offers instant failover protection in the event one connection should fail.
• Remaining classrooms wired to network.
• Upgraded residential wireless access points with business-class devices.
• New Technology Learning Center
• LAN speed increased to support gigabit.

Future Technology Initiatives

• Develop Tech Plan for 2011-2014
• Upgrade operating systems and Office suite