January 12, 2016
OCTO's DC-Net) Wireless team and the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) have partneredr to ensure that DCPS students, teachers, and administrators have a fully connected learning environment. DC-Net's focus on school IT modernization—including ubiquitous wireless coverage and state-of-the-art telephony and unified communications delivered over a highly available, high capacity network—provides environment for students to get the most out of online learning opportunities.
Establishing ubiquitous Wi-Fi connectivity in all schools is a key component of the DC-Net and DCPS strategy, enabling:
- Significantly enhanced access for students during online PARCC testing and flexibility for school administrators in to determine where tests can be administered.
- Secure DCPS employee-only Wi-Fi connectivity in addition to the filtered network available to students and the public.
Key benefits:
- By the next scheduled PARCC testing session in March 2016, 95 (88 percent) of all public schools will have high capacity, ubiquitous Wi-Fi coverage throughout the schools and will be fully prepared to have students take the tests using Wi-Fi.
- There will be a 15% increase on overall network capacity and improvement for the 2016 PARCC testing sessions.
- With minimal investment, DCPS can enhance the Wi-Fi coverage at an additional three schools to bring the total percentage of schools with high capacity, ubiquitous coverage to over 90 percent (98 of 108 school locations).
Schools with High Capacity, Ubiquitous Wi-Fi
The following 80 public schools (74.1 percent of all schools) are fully ready for PARCC testing. These schools have received full Wi-Fi upgrade between 2012 and end of calendar year 2015 and now have high capacity, ubiquitous Wi-Fi coverage throughout. They have the latest generation Cisco wireless access points and networking infrastructure.
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School |
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Aiton ES |
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Amidon-Bowen ES |
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Anacostia HS |
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Ballou HS |
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Ballou STAY |
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Barnard ES |
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Beers ES |
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Benjamin Banneker HS |
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Brent ES |
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Brightwood EC |
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Brookland EC @ Bunker Hill |
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Browne EC |
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Bruce-Monroe ES @ Park View |
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Burroughs EC |
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Cardozo EC |
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Cleveland ES |
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Columbia Heights EC (CHEC) |
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Coolidge HS |
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C.W Harris |
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Deal MS |
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Drew ES |
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Dunbar HS |
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Eaton ES |
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Eliot-Hine MS |
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H.D. Cooke ES |
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Hart MS |
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Hearst ES |
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Hendley ES |
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Hyde-Addison ES |
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Janney ES |
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J.O. Wilson ES |
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Kelly Miller MS |
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Ketcham ES |
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Key ES |
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Kimball ES |
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Kramer MS |
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Lafayette ES |
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Langdon EC |
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Langley ES |
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LaSalle-Backus EC |
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Leckie ES |
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Ludlow-Taylor ES |
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Luke Moore Alternative HS |
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Malcolm X ES @ Green |
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Mann ES |
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McKinley MS |
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McKinley Technology HS |
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Miner ES |
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Moten ES |
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Murch ES |
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Nalle ES |
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Noyes EC |
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Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams) |
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Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Oyster) |
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Patterson ES |
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Payne ES |
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Peabody ES (Capitol Hill Cluster) |
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Phelps |
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Plummer ES |
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Powell ES |
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Raymond EC |
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Ross ES |
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Savoy ES |
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School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens |
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Shepherd ES |
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Simon ES |
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Stuart-Hobson MS (Capitol Hill Cluster) |
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Smothers ES |
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Takoma EC |
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Thomas ES |
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Truesdell EC |
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Tubman ES |
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Turner ES |
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Tyler ES |
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Walker-Jones EC |
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Washington Metropolitan HS |
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Wheatley EC |
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Whittier EC |
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Wilson HS (Xirrus Site - auditorium) |
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Woodson, H.D. HS |
Schools Scheduled for Winter 2015-2016 Wi-Fi Upgrade
The following 15 public schools (13.9 percent of all schools) will be fully ready to support PARCC testing via Wi-Fi in time for the scheduled March 2016 PARCC testing.
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School |
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Stanton ES |
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Eastern HS (Xirrus Site - auditorium) - New |
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Jefferson Middle School Academy |
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Johnson, John Hayden MS |
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Roosevelt HS @ MacFarland |
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Thomson ES |
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Burrville ES |
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Houston ES |
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King, M.L. ES |
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Maury ES |
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Randle Highlands ES |
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Seaton ES |
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Sharpe Health School |
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West EC |
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Sousa MS |