2007 was another very busy year but with a few extra hands on deck, we have really started to build a highly effective team. Here's a brief look at our achievements over just these past 12 months:

• Ongoing Management of 142 school servers (an additional 34 installed this year)
• Configuration of EduWeb (student-centred intranets) and individual logon accounts in over 100 schools
• Coordinated and presented 16 Computer Coordinator Information Days (4 per term) with over 1,000 attendees in total
• Developed, coordinated and present three evening Parent Seminars covering the topic of Internet Safety. In total, 250 parents (and some children) attended and provided very positive evaluations
• Distribution of bulk-purchased software to schools including Vision 6, MemoriesOnTV, ComicLife Deluxe and ArtRage Full. Over 4,000 licences provided at heavily discounted rates to schools and staff
• High School Transition (STEMS) implementation across 100% of Primary and High Schools. Relevant transition data for a total of 6,631 year 6 students was collected and electronically transmitted, providing Sydney Region students with the best possible transition to high school in 2008. Also conducted six hands-on training courses on STEMS for high school year advisors and executive staff with over 70 school staff attending
• Arranged a successful trial of The SMS Engine in four schools to provide affordable SMS communications. 30 more schools joined the trial which allowed for quick and easy SMS alerts to parents covering school attendance, lateness, sick bay notifications, overdue library books and more. Released a tender to formalise a contract for a similar SMS solution in 2008
• Successful resolution of thousands of Service Desk calls including technical support and ICT advice requests. Response times for service requests greatly improved throughout 2007
• Design and ongoing management of the Sydney Region Internet and Intranet websites, including content contribution from all Regional consultancy areas
• Design and ongoing management of the School IT Support Website and Forum. The ICT Support Forum now contains 2625 Posts in 690 Topics by 425 Members and has become a growing valuable resource unique to Sydney Region
• Successful installation of OASIS Thin Client in every Sydney Region school before the end of Term 3 - including supply and installation of 866 new computers and 80 recycled computers for OASIS
• Installation of over 2,134 T4L Lenovo and Acer computers into Sydney Region schools
• Redistributed 605 ex-TAFE computers into schools
• Completed final cutover to the new NSWDET Internet Browsing and Email solution in all schools
• Installation of CPC servers into all schools
• Assisted 61 schools with cabling, wireless and network upgrades
• Coordination of TechKnow Tours for both Primary and High Schools to foster the sharing of ideas

Some of these functions are statewide activities run by every region, but most are Sydney Region initiatives. Many thanks to the Regional IT Manager, Steve O'Regan and the whole Region IT School Support Team for a great effort. We look forward to new and exciting projects in 2008.