Technology Update

Information from our Technology Department regarding email updates and upgrades:

In an effort to deliver a better email experience, we are in the process of migrating our email services from a hosted exchange environment to the cloud which will be hosted by Office 365. This will allow all end users to the following:

·         Access to 50 GB mailboxes

·         1 TB OneDrive cloud storage

·         Office Online Protection Spam Filter

·         Office 365 cloud and home download

·         99.9% uptime by Microsoft.

The migration process will not disrupt email services. However, once the process is completed, all end users will need to reset their passwords and update email settings on their mobile devices. We will create a guide to help with this process and send out a link directing all users to our technology site. The client on their computer will update automatically once it is restarted. We already have a small group in place now and we’ve tweaked all foreseen issues. This project will be completed in stages. The stages are listed as followed:

·         K, 3^rd grade, 6^th grade, and 9^th grade will be migrated on January 27^th.

·         1^st grade, 4^th grade, 7^th grade, and 10^th grade will be migrated on January 29^th.

·         2^nd grade, 5^th grade, 8^th grade, and 11^th grade will be migrated on February 3^rd.

·         Elective teaches, teacher aids, & 12th grade will be February 5^th.

·         Substitute teachers and High school remaining  teaching staff will be February 10^th.

·         Principals and front office staff will be February 12^th.

Each day we will begin at 9 a.m. and an email will get sent once each batch migration is completed. If there are any questions or concerns, please let me know. All techs will be out onsite to address any issues.

Tony White | MCTS, VCP

Systems Administrator

        Office         | 205-228-3019

        Help Desk | 205-228-3006