Background K-12 Technology Administrators are scrambling to prepare their networks to support Common Core network requirements as laid out by the 2 predominant
PARCC and Smarter Balanced don’t go to a remote third party service. For example, in 2013, Fairfax County Schools in Virginia experienced an
in many years. If a school system were to simply upgrade their network to support the bare minimum requirements for Common Core to support Bring Your Own Device
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being implemented now let alone
availability of “Category 2” in-building network infrastructure funding in FY2015,
This paper provides K-12 technology administrators a blueprint for networking technology that provides
minimum Common Core Requirements would be shortsighted.