Physical+Space,+Physical+Appearance,+&+Technology

Things to consider:
>> Currently, we seem to use any picture of a lion we can find. There's no uniformity. In fact, I don't even know which lion is really our official lion. Same with the lion paw print - we've all seen many versions used in all sorts of formats. >> >> We should have an official logo - both for the paw print & the lion's head. By doing so, we will have a thoughtful, coordinated, unified public presence - not a a random grab bag or patchwork collection of related visual identities like we have now.
 * Are there areas in the building that need changing or updating?
 * Sign in front of the school?
 * Two for the price of one?
 * Digital Sign?
 * Size?
 * Is the Sign for District/Administration, or just for MA? It woud be for MA.
 * Jen Questions/Estimates for the PTA:
 * Can the job go to a LMTSD family business? It depends on how it is funded. If it goes through the district, it has to go out for bid.
 * Patty spoke to Purchasing manager of Bensalem School district, which has digital signs for all their schools. They paid $ 20,000 for their Middle School LED lighted double sided message area marquees. Cost can go up to $30,000, which they paid for their High School sign.
 * Vendors that Bensalem used are J.M. Stewart Corp. Signs in Sarasota, Fla. (800-237-3928) and Signs Plus (800-848-4262). They are very happy with these vendors. They also got bids from some local companies. Devaltronix (215-332-1200), K.C. Signs Inc. (610-497-0111) and J. Zahn Co. (800-237-8957). I just heard from Wissahickon School district and they also used Stewart Sign in Sarasota and paid $18,500 and loved working with that company.
 * Please advise our committe of the next step that PTA wants us to take. I will give them a price range of between $17,000 and $20,000 dollars.
 * Please email Mark Sufleta and let him know you are investigating the possibility of an electronic sign and ask him if it is possible to run wiring to this area. Thank you! Great work. Patty emailed Mark-waiting for response.
 * Mark said that there is electric run out there already but he needs to voltage and amps and how the sign will be mounted for concrete, etc.
 * PTA has set aside $9,000.00 for gift to school. This is less than what this will cost us. I wonder if there is anything available that is more in line iwth this kind of price range.
 * List of vendors through NEA/PSEA?.
 * Institutional Identity/ Branding :
 * Lobby Work
 * Repair / Refurbishment list of needs?
 * ask the rest of the staff what are their wants & needs for the building.
 * Storage issues
 * Technology changes:
 * Software Subscriptions for grades 4 & 5?
 * Apart from the Microsoft Office Suite of tools, there's not anything the tech ed classes use currently that isn't freeware. Freeware and no cost resources in use with the 4th and 5th graders include:
 * Google Earth (Mapping software)
 * Paint.Net (free Photoshop-like image editing)
 * Wikis (through wikispaces)
 * Blogging (through CNN.com/studentnews)
 * Hardware/equipment needs?
 * Budget accounting? (Does anything need to be purchased for technology to accomodate this move?)
 * Budget accounting? (Does anything need to be purchased for technology to accomodate this move?)