$120 million is a lot of money.
$120 million is a lot of money for a school district.
$120 million is an insane amount of money for a school district with mere 6000+ active students at a given year, no matter where the money is supposed to go.
Somebody has to pay for the $120 million of General Obligation Bond. Guess who?
http://www.sesd.org/education/dept/deptinfo.php?sectiondetailid=857
MeasureP_ProjectUpdate
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Who is Bruce Selzler?
Profile of B. Selzler from SSD
Profile of B. Selzler from Apple Forum
B. Selzler's Dream Classroom
Well, if it makes you feel better, B.S. is not the only one of his kind.
BS_DreamClassroom
Profile of B. Selzler from Apple Forum
B. Selzler's Dream Classroom
Well, if it makes you feel better, B.S. is not the only one of his kind.
BS_DreamClassroom
Money from Measure P wasted!
Besides money wasted, SSD has just introduced more RF signals into the everyday life of the students.
This wireless technology upgrade is total waste of public funds. Computers in classrooms is the same as televisions in bedrooms. Computer use in classrooms should be minimized and limited to special cases. Good teachers and ability to motivate students create curious minds and lifelong learners.
Not the so-called latest and fastest technology, especially not in the K-8 levels!
Money from Measure P being used for wireless networks at SSD schools (2010):
- From PRNewsWire
- From Trapeze Network (cached below)
Excerpt from PRNewsWire:
In the heart of California's Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale School District implemented high-performing Trapeze Networks 802.11n Wi-Fi equipment in 11 school campuses. Now more than 6,000 students, 520 teachers and staff, as well as visitors can have mobile access to the Internet and PowerSchool, the student information system. PowerSchool is hosted at the Sunnyvale district location and manages supplies and student enrollment, attendance, and demographic information for other third party software for such things as county and state reporting.
Notes&Questions: Why are students and teachers allowed to access private and sensitive information?
Sunnyvale School District's wireless network had to be centrally manageable, fully secure, high performing and completely dependable in both our old and new buildings. And, we needed to have the network up and running flawlessly within a couple weeks, in time for the 2010 school year," said Bruce Selzler, manager of student information technology, Sunnyvale School District.
With the new Trapeze wireless network, teachers are now able to roam the classroom working with students one-on-one using devices such as laptops and smartphones to access curricula; students can work on projects using laptops in the classroom and visitors can make presentations securely in conference facilities across the district.
Notes&Questions: How big is a classroom? Roam?
Notes&Questions: Visitors making presentations securely to students? Are our kids working on things that require NDAs?
Selzler said, "I am happy with Trapeze Networks because of the strong management and security capabilities as well as the reliability and performance of the wireless network. One of the things that sold me on Trapeze was RingMaster's management and control capabilities I needed for easily managing and configuring the 11 school sites. When it came to management, the other options available weren't even in the same ballpark with Trapeze."
Sunnyvale School District deployed more than 200 Trapeze Mobility Point® MP-432 802.11n access points requiring maximum coverage in all 11 schools in the district. Also in use is the Mobility Exchange® MX-200R Intelligent WLAN Controller and RingMaster® 7.0 WLAN management software for planning, configuration, deployment, monitoring and optimization.
Sunnyvale School District utilized the Trapeze Professional Services group to coordinate the project, which included installation and configuration of the entire wireless network, the purchase of Belden cabling and connectors, and managing a Belden-recommended California Municipal Award Service (CMAS) certified cabling contractor for the wiring, something required for municipal installations in the state of California.
"The deployment was seamless, unobtrusive and shockingly quick -- with the help of Trapeze Networks Professional Services," said Selzler. "I think I can speak for everyone in the district when I say we're happy with the decision we made."
Notes&Questions: How much did it all cost with this "shockingly quick professional service"? And who is this Bruce Selzler who talks like a salesman?
Cached from Trapeze Network:
CS_Sunnyvale_100610
This wireless technology upgrade is total waste of public funds. Computers in classrooms is the same as televisions in bedrooms. Computer use in classrooms should be minimized and limited to special cases. Good teachers and ability to motivate students create curious minds and lifelong learners.
Not the so-called latest and fastest technology, especially not in the K-8 levels!
Money from Measure P being used for wireless networks at SSD schools (2010):
- From PRNewsWire
- From Trapeze Network (cached below)
Excerpt from PRNewsWire:
In the heart of California's Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale School District implemented high-performing Trapeze Networks 802.11n Wi-Fi equipment in 11 school campuses. Now more than 6,000 students, 520 teachers and staff, as well as visitors can have mobile access to the Internet and PowerSchool, the student information system. PowerSchool is hosted at the Sunnyvale district location and manages supplies and student enrollment, attendance, and demographic information for other third party software for such things as county and state reporting.
Notes&Questions: Why are students and teachers allowed to access private and sensitive information?
Sunnyvale School District's wireless network had to be centrally manageable, fully secure, high performing and completely dependable in both our old and new buildings. And, we needed to have the network up and running flawlessly within a couple weeks, in time for the 2010 school year," said Bruce Selzler, manager of student information technology, Sunnyvale School District.
With the new Trapeze wireless network, teachers are now able to roam the classroom working with students one-on-one using devices such as laptops and smartphones to access curricula; students can work on projects using laptops in the classroom and visitors can make presentations securely in conference facilities across the district.
Notes&Questions: How big is a classroom? Roam?
Notes&Questions: Visitors making presentations securely to students? Are our kids working on things that require NDAs?
Selzler said, "I am happy with Trapeze Networks because of the strong management and security capabilities as well as the reliability and performance of the wireless network. One of the things that sold me on Trapeze was RingMaster's management and control capabilities I needed for easily managing and configuring the 11 school sites. When it came to management, the other options available weren't even in the same ballpark with Trapeze."
Sunnyvale School District deployed more than 200 Trapeze Mobility Point® MP-432 802.11n access points requiring maximum coverage in all 11 schools in the district. Also in use is the Mobility Exchange® MX-200R Intelligent WLAN Controller and RingMaster® 7.0 WLAN management software for planning, configuration, deployment, monitoring and optimization.
Sunnyvale School District utilized the Trapeze Professional Services group to coordinate the project, which included installation and configuration of the entire wireless network, the purchase of Belden cabling and connectors, and managing a Belden-recommended California Municipal Award Service (CMAS) certified cabling contractor for the wiring, something required for municipal installations in the state of California.
"The deployment was seamless, unobtrusive and shockingly quick -- with the help of Trapeze Networks Professional Services," said Selzler. "I think I can speak for everyone in the district when I say we're happy with the decision we made."
Notes&Questions: How much did it all cost with this "shockingly quick professional service"? And who is this Bruce Selzler who talks like a salesman?
Cached from Trapeze Network:
CS_Sunnyvale_100610
About Measure P
Measure P Information (from SSD)
In November 2004, voters in the Sunnyvale School District approved Measure P, a $120 million General Obligation Bond measure, to maintain a safe learning environment at Sunnyvale's elementary and middle schools by:
Upgrading infrastructure;
Improving and expanding school libraries;
Repairing, replacing and rehabilitating aging facilities;
And, constructing and equipping classroom buildings and student support facilities.
Facilities improvements to be funded by Measure P were identified by Sunnyvale School District faculty, staff, students, independent facilities professionals, and community residents. The result of their work is a comprehensive Facilities Standards and Master Plan to be implemented over the next ten years. The Facilities Standards and Master Plan provides a cost-effective "road map" to achieve high quality instructional facilities required to accommodate future educational programming needs of our students.
Laws governing passage of Measure P require strict accountability for the spending of funds received as a result of voter-approved bonds. These include annual independent audits and public oversight. An independent Citizens Oversight Committee (COC), comprised of local senior citizens, homeowners, taxpayers, and parents, among others, has been appointed to monitor expenditure of all Measure P funds and to keep the public informed of the progress of the Measure P.
This web site will provide the community with information about the status of the bond funding and the work of the Citizens' Oversight Committee.
More about Measure P can be found HERE
Money from Measure P being used for wireless networks at SSD schools (2010):
- From PRNewsWire
- From Trapeze Network (cached below)
Excerpt from PRNewsWire:
In the heart of California's Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale School District implemented high-performing Trapeze Networks 802.11n Wi-Fi equipment in 11 school campuses. Now more than 6,000 students, 520 teachers and staff, as well as visitors can have mobile access to the Internet and PowerSchool, the student information system. PowerSchool is hosted at the Sunnyvale district location and manages supplies and student enrollment, attendance, and demographic information for other third party software for such things as county and state reporting.
Notes&Questions: Why are students and teachers allowed to access private and sensitive information?
Sunnyvale School District's wireless network had to be centrally manageable, fully secure, high performing and completely dependable in both our old and new buildings. And, we needed to have the network up and running flawlessly within a couple weeks, in time for the 2010 school year," said Bruce Selzler, manager of student information technology, Sunnyvale School District.
With the new Trapeze wireless network, teachers are now able to roam the classroom working with students one-on-one using devices such as laptops and smartphones to access curricula; students can work on projects using laptops in the classroom and visitors can make presentations securely in conference facilities across the district.
Notes&Questions: How big is a classroom? Roam?
Notes&Questions: Visitors making presentations securely to students? Are our kids working on things that require NDAs?
Selzler said, "I am happy with Trapeze Networks because of the strong management and security capabilities as well as the reliability and performance of the wireless network. One of the things that sold me on Trapeze was RingMaster's management and control capabilities I needed for easily managing and configuring the 11 school sites. When it came to management, the other options available weren't even in the same ballpark with Trapeze."
Sunnyvale School District deployed more than 200 Trapeze Mobility Point® MP-432 802.11n access points requiring maximum coverage in all 11 schools in the district. Also in use is the Mobility Exchange® MX-200R Intelligent WLAN Controller and RingMaster® 7.0 WLAN management software for planning, configuration, deployment, monitoring and optimization.
Sunnyvale School District utilized the Trapeze Professional Services group to coordinate the project, which included installation and configuration of the entire wireless network, the purchase of Belden cabling and connectors, and managing a Belden-recommended California Municipal Award Service (CMAS) certified cabling contractor for the wiring, something required for municipal installations in the state of California.
"The deployment was seamless, unobtrusive and shockingly quick -- with the help of Trapeze Networks Professional Services," said Selzler. "I think I can speak for everyone in the district when I say we're happy with the decision we made."
Cached from Trapeze Network:
CS_Sunnyvale_100610
In November 2004, voters in the Sunnyvale School District approved Measure P, a $120 million General Obligation Bond measure, to maintain a safe learning environment at Sunnyvale's elementary and middle schools by:
Upgrading infrastructure;
Improving and expanding school libraries;
Repairing, replacing and rehabilitating aging facilities;
And, constructing and equipping classroom buildings and student support facilities.
Facilities improvements to be funded by Measure P were identified by Sunnyvale School District faculty, staff, students, independent facilities professionals, and community residents. The result of their work is a comprehensive Facilities Standards and Master Plan to be implemented over the next ten years. The Facilities Standards and Master Plan provides a cost-effective "road map" to achieve high quality instructional facilities required to accommodate future educational programming needs of our students.
Laws governing passage of Measure P require strict accountability for the spending of funds received as a result of voter-approved bonds. These include annual independent audits and public oversight. An independent Citizens Oversight Committee (COC), comprised of local senior citizens, homeowners, taxpayers, and parents, among others, has been appointed to monitor expenditure of all Measure P funds and to keep the public informed of the progress of the Measure P.
This web site will provide the community with information about the status of the bond funding and the work of the Citizens' Oversight Committee.
More about Measure P can be found HERE
Where has the money from Measure P gone?
Money from Measure P being used for wireless networks at SSD schools (2010):
- From PRNewsWire
- From Trapeze Network (cached below)
Excerpt from PRNewsWire:
In the heart of California's Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale School District implemented high-performing Trapeze Networks 802.11n Wi-Fi equipment in 11 school campuses. Now more than 6,000 students, 520 teachers and staff, as well as visitors can have mobile access to the Internet and PowerSchool, the student information system. PowerSchool is hosted at the Sunnyvale district location and manages supplies and student enrollment, attendance, and demographic information for other third party software for such things as county and state reporting.
Notes&Questions: Why are students and teachers allowed to access private and sensitive information?
Sunnyvale School District's wireless network had to be centrally manageable, fully secure, high performing and completely dependable in both our old and new buildings. And, we needed to have the network up and running flawlessly within a couple weeks, in time for the 2010 school year," said Bruce Selzler, manager of student information technology, Sunnyvale School District.
With the new Trapeze wireless network, teachers are now able to roam the classroom working with students one-on-one using devices such as laptops and smartphones to access curricula; students can work on projects using laptops in the classroom and visitors can make presentations securely in conference facilities across the district.
Notes&Questions: How big is a classroom? Roam?
Notes&Questions: Visitors making presentations securely to students? Are our kids working on things that require NDAs?
Selzler said, "I am happy with Trapeze Networks because of the strong management and security capabilities as well as the reliability and performance of the wireless network. One of the things that sold me on Trapeze was RingMaster's management and control capabilities I needed for easily managing and configuring the 11 school sites. When it came to management, the other options available weren't even in the same ballpark with Trapeze."
Sunnyvale School District deployed more than 200 Trapeze Mobility Point® MP-432 802.11n access points requiring maximum coverage in all 11 schools in the district. Also in use is the Mobility Exchange® MX-200R Intelligent WLAN Controller and RingMaster® 7.0 WLAN management software for planning, configuration, deployment, monitoring and optimization.
Sunnyvale School District utilized the Trapeze Professional Services group to coordinate the project, which included installation and configuration of the entire wireless network, the purchase of Belden cabling and connectors, and managing a Belden-recommended California Municipal Award Service (CMAS) certified cabling contractor for the wiring, something required for municipal installations in the state of California.
"The deployment was seamless, unobtrusive and shockingly quick -- with the help of Trapeze Networks Professional Services," said Selzler. "I think I can speak for everyone in the district when I say we're happy with the decision we made."
Cached from Trapeze Network:
CS_Sunnyvale_100610
SMS losing another .5 acres of open space
The following was brought to my attention by a reader:
Sunnyvale Middle School Measure P Bond Project:
Sunnyvale Middle School Measure P Bond Project:
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Salt Intake and RF Exposure
Salt is perhaps the oldest known food preservative and flavor enhancer (strictly speaking it is not a spice). Salt has been in used for many thousands of years. (Wiki Salt) Salt is basically sodium chloride.
CDC recently revised its recommendation on sodium intake for adults. (http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Sodium/) CNN.com also featured that as news (Dr Gupta)
Excerpts:
Current dietary guidelines recommend that adults in general should consume no more than 2,300 mg of sodium per day. However, if you are in the following population groups, you should consume no more than 1,500 mg per day.
• You are 40 years of age or older.
• You are African American.
• You have high blood pressure.
Excerpts from http://www.annecollins.com/sodium-rda-diet.htm:
The US sodium RDA of less than 2,400 mg is higher than the UK Recommended Nutritional Intake (RNI) whose upper limit for sodium is 1,600 mg.
The American Heart Association recommends that for every 1,000 Calories of food consumed, the sodium intake should be 1,000 mg and should not exceed the 3,000 mg limit.
The average intake in the United States is between 4,000 and 5,000 mg of sodium per day.
Recommended limit of sodium intake is hard to find for infants, children and adolescents.
According to diet.com (this website was chosen because it covers all age categories and it is easy to view): (also see IOM)
Article in (IOM) showing rise in blood pressure of children ages 81-17:
Yet,when CDC puts out the advisory to reduce sodium intake, nothing was mentioned about children.
Now, if the adult RDA or DRI for sodium has been reduced by about 40%, does it make sense to also reduce the children's RDA or DRI by the same amount? Especially in view that children's blood pressure levels are elevated compared to previous years?
Perhaps nobody would go that route because food is big business and packaged food industry is powerful?
Lets see what a 1-3 year old child can eat with a 600mg sodium "allowance". Or for 4-8 year olds with a 720mg sodium "allowance". Here is a sample of what children like to eat or what parents give children:
700mg - 1 Noah's egg bagel (1 bagel is 120g)
404mg - 2 oz or 64g McDonald Chic McNuggets
286mg - 1/4 Jack in the Box Big Cheeseburger (1/4 of the burger is 53g)
280mg - 1 cup cheerios
260mg - 1 slice cheese pizza (3 oz or 85g)
250mg - 1 eggo waffle
190mg - 1 Tablespoon Heinz Ketchup
187mg - 1/4 cup mac & cheese prepared with milk and margerine
180mg - 1 oz Kraft extra sharp cheddar cheese
169mg - 1 hardboiled egg of 136g
160mg - 1 slice whole grain bread
125mg - about 30mL or 2 tablespoons Prego spaghetti sauce
104mg - 3.5 oz roasted chicken breast (low sodium)
100mg - 8 oz milk
30mg - 38 pieces Lyndon Farms French Fries
22mg - 1 oz raw carrots
10mg - 8 oz orange juice
10mg - 1 oz raw broccoli
2mg - 1 orange
2mg - 1 apple
2mg - strawberries
Clearly, parents will have trouble getting toddlers to eat within 300mg of sodium every day after consuming the pediatricians recommended 24 oz of milk (for calcium and protein). And it will be impossible to tell the 4-8 year-olds to stay within 520mg of sodium every day after 16 oz of milk.
Will the packaged food industry voluntarily or actively advertise that children should have reduced sodium intake? No! All the companies will gladly show the percentage of sodium in each serving based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Now, what does DRI of sodium have anything to do with RF exposure from cell phone towers?
Actually quite a lot:
1. Safe levels for children are not established for both.
2. Effects are cumulative.
3. Excess intakes/exposures are harmful.
4. Multiple sources at once. (e.g., many meals. e.g., wi-fi at school/home, smart-meters courtesy of PacBell)
5. Long term studies not available.
Why do we instinctively know that children should not consume as much sodium as adults?
Why are we in denial that children's RF exposure limit levels should be much lower than adults?
Why do we accept results from short term studies of adult subjects as equally applicable to long term effects of children of all ages?
These are all multi-billion dollar questions!
CDC recently revised its recommendation on sodium intake for adults. (http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Sodium/) CNN.com also featured that as news (Dr Gupta)
Excerpts:
Current dietary guidelines recommend that adults in general should consume no more than 2,300 mg of sodium per day. However, if you are in the following population groups, you should consume no more than 1,500 mg per day.
• You are 40 years of age or older.
• You are African American.
• You have high blood pressure.
Excerpts from http://www.annecollins.com/sodium-rda-diet.htm:
The US sodium RDA of less than 2,400 mg is higher than the UK Recommended Nutritional Intake (RNI) whose upper limit for sodium is 1,600 mg.
The American Heart Association recommends that for every 1,000 Calories of food consumed, the sodium intake should be 1,000 mg and should not exceed the 3,000 mg limit.
The average intake in the United States is between 4,000 and 5,000 mg of sodium per day.
Recommended limit of sodium intake is hard to find for infants, children and adolescents.
According to diet.com (this website was chosen because it covers all age categories and it is easy to view): (also see IOM)
Article in (IOM) showing rise in blood pressure of children ages 81-17:
Yet,when CDC puts out the advisory to reduce sodium intake, nothing was mentioned about children.
Now, if the adult RDA or DRI for sodium has been reduced by about 40%, does it make sense to also reduce the children's RDA or DRI by the same amount? Especially in view that children's blood pressure levels are elevated compared to previous years?
Perhaps nobody would go that route because food is big business and packaged food industry is powerful?
Lets see what a 1-3 year old child can eat with a 600mg sodium "allowance". Or for 4-8 year olds with a 720mg sodium "allowance". Here is a sample of what children like to eat or what parents give children:
700mg - 1 Noah's egg bagel (1 bagel is 120g)
404mg - 2 oz or 64g McDonald Chic McNuggets
286mg - 1/4 Jack in the Box Big Cheeseburger (1/4 of the burger is 53g)
280mg - 1 cup cheerios
260mg - 1 slice cheese pizza (3 oz or 85g)
250mg - 1 eggo waffle
190mg - 1 Tablespoon Heinz Ketchup
187mg - 1/4 cup mac & cheese prepared with milk and margerine
180mg - 1 oz Kraft extra sharp cheddar cheese
169mg - 1 hardboiled egg of 136g
160mg - 1 slice whole grain bread
125mg - about 30mL or 2 tablespoons Prego spaghetti sauce
104mg - 3.5 oz roasted chicken breast (low sodium)
100mg - 8 oz milk
30mg - 38 pieces Lyndon Farms French Fries
22mg - 1 oz raw carrots
10mg - 8 oz orange juice
10mg - 1 oz raw broccoli
2mg - 1 orange
2mg - 1 apple
2mg - strawberries
Clearly, parents will have trouble getting toddlers to eat within 300mg of sodium every day after consuming the pediatricians recommended 24 oz of milk (for calcium and protein). And it will be impossible to tell the 4-8 year-olds to stay within 520mg of sodium every day after 16 oz of milk.
Will the packaged food industry voluntarily or actively advertise that children should have reduced sodium intake? No! All the companies will gladly show the percentage of sodium in each serving based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Now, what does DRI of sodium have anything to do with RF exposure from cell phone towers?
Actually quite a lot:
1. Safe levels for children are not established for both.
2. Effects are cumulative.
3. Excess intakes/exposures are harmful.
4. Multiple sources at once. (e.g., many meals. e.g., wi-fi at school/home, smart-meters courtesy of PacBell)
5. Long term studies not available.
Why do we instinctively know that children should not consume as much sodium as adults?
Why are we in denial that children's RF exposure limit levels should be much lower than adults?
Why do we accept results from short term studies of adult subjects as equally applicable to long term effects of children of all ages?
These are all multi-billion dollar questions!
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