Kentucky Department of Education : KETS Product and Technical Standards

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KETS Product and Technical Standards

Published: 7/26/2017 1:27 PM

The Kentucky Education Technology Systems (KETS) technology standards enable commonality and consistency among Kentucky's public school districts. These standards complement KETS initiatives and help ensure system supportability across all districts.

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), Office of Education Technology works collaboratively with Kentucky's public school district representatives on the Architectural Standards Committee to help develop and maintain these technology standards that benefit and compliment the KETS Network and initiatives.

The Commonwealth Office of Technology (COT) has technology standards in place to support the overall state technology vision. These standards are separate from KETS technology standards but are available as guides for districts developing applicable solutions.

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Category Name	Standard	Description	Approved Products	Standard Type	Links	Effective Date	Revised Date	End Date
Anti Virus and Malware Protection	Intel/McAfee ePO	Centralized manged Endpoint protection of network connected devices with AV and Malware prevention	Intel/McAfee ePO	;#State Product Standard;#
Cloud Computing	Commonwealth KITS Cloud Computing Standard	KDE defers to the standard set by the Commonwealth Office of Technology for the Commonwealth of Kentucky	iConstituent’s Signal CRM, CattleMax, Jurisdiction Online. All others must submit an Exception request to the ITSC at COT via OET Purchasing agent for consideration.	;#State Technical Standard;#	Kentucky Information Technology Standards (KITS)	9/16/2009	11/15/2016
Computers - Enterprise and Business Class	KETS Instructional Device Standards	KETS Instructional Device Minimum Configurations KETS Instructional Device Guidelines	Apple, Byte Speed, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft	;#KETS Technical Standard;#KETS Product Standard;#	Instructional Device Price Sheets	8/25/2015
Content Management Software	SharePoint Online (Office 365)	KDE has chosen Microsoft’s cloud collaborative suite named Office 365. Office 365 is a collection of tools for messaging, web-conferencing, document sharing, Office suite of applications and it's contnet management solution SharePoint Online. Content Management Software is software that provides content authoring, content review,approval, tagging, aggregation, continent publishing, delivery, and syndication management.	SharePoint Online (Office 365)	;#KETS Product Standard;#	SHI Microsoft EES and Select Plus Agreement Price Sheet
Electronic Mail	Exchange Online (Office 365)	The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) provides collaboration technologies to all Kentucky Public Schools. This comprises nearly 900,000 user mailboxes (faculty, staff and students). KDE has chosen Microsoft’s cloud collaborative suite named Office 365. Office 365 is a collection of tools for messaging, web-conferencing, document sharing and its Office suite of applications.	Exchange Online (Office 365)	;#KETS Technical Standard;#KETS Product Standard;#	KETS Software Price Sheets	8/6/2010
Financial Information System	Munis	System which provides financial, payroll and HR, and tax and utility management services.	Munis	;#KETS Product Standard;#	Financial Management System Contract	7/1/2005		6/30/2017
Internet Content Management (Web Filtering)	Lightspeed Systems	A KDE provided, District managed appliance and software that allows districts to set Internet usage and access permissions or restrictions based on local policies and practices.	Lightspeed (Software) Rocket (Appliance)	;#KETS Product Standard;#	Lightspeed Contract	6/1/2015		6/30/2020
Internet/Intranet Web Browser	Internet Explorer	KDE's Officially suported browser Microsodt Windows is Internet Explorer and for Mac OS/OSX is Safari	Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer Apple Mac OS Safari	;#KETS Technical Standard;#KETS Product Standard;#
Multimedia Applications & Services	Smart White Boards	Techncial guidance provided to KDE offices and Districts interested in purchasing Multimedia/Smart White Boards.		;#KETS Technical Guidance;#	Interactive Whiteboard Standard	10/19/2006
Multimedia Applications & Services	Projectors	Technical guidance provided by OET for KDE office and Districts interested in purchasing various types of projectors		;#KETS Technical Guidance;#	Projector Standards	10/19/2006
Operating System (OS)	Desktop/Laptop Computer Operating System (OS)	32bit or 64bit Operating System (OS) with Graphic User Interface for Intel or AMD processor	Apple OSX or Mac OS Microsoft Windows	;#KETS Technical Standard;#KETS Product Standard;#	KETS Software Price Sheets
Operating System (OS)	Server Operating System (OS)	For Intel platforms: 32bit or 64bit operating systems	Windows Server 2012 R2	;#KETS Technical Standard;#KETS Product Standard;#	KETS Software Price Sheets
Printers	Laser Printers	KETS Minimum Technical Printer Standards	Canon, Lexmark, HP, Samsung	;#KETS Technical Standard;#KETS Product Standard;#	KETS Laser Printer Price Sheets	8/9/2013		6/30/2017
Remote Network Access	Virtual Private Network (VPN)	All remote users must follow the security requirements set forth in this standard for any remote host accessing KETS or KDE resources. All remote users are responsible for following the applicable policies when handling Commonwealth data that has been accessed remotely. Remote access to the Commonwealth’s network should only be achieved by using one of the approved products specified herein. VPN Remote Access to KETS Network	SDG Blue, Avaya, Extreme	;#KETS Technical Standard;#	To request remote access, please contact the KDE Service Desk	2/15/2009
Sanitization and Disposal of Information Technology Equipment and Electronic Media	IT Equipment and Electronic Media Disposal	KDE defers to the standard set by the Commonwealth Office of Technology for the Commonwealth of Kentucky		;#State Technical Standard;#	Sanitization of Information Technology Equipment and Electronic Media	2/5/2003	11/1/2005
Servers	Windows Servers	Must be able to run Windows Server operating system. Server Minimum Configuration: The minimum configuration of a server should reflect the resource requirements of the application. Initial application resource requirements plus at least one year of growth both in memory and processor capacity should reflect the minimum configuration requirement. Redundant power supplies required. KETS Server Minimum Specifications	ByteSpeed, Dell, HP, Lenovo,	;#KETS Technical Standard;#KETS Product Standard;#	KETS Server Contracts	5/9/2015		6/30/2018
Student Information System	Infinite Campus	Student Information System for education entities to manage student data Official Website: Kentucky Student Information System (KSIS)	Infinite Campus	;#KETS Product Standard;#	KSIS Contract
Student Transcripts	eTranscript	Electronic transfer of student transcript between a student’s high school and participating universities	Kentucky eTranscript	;#KETS Technical Standard;#KETS Product Standard;#	Kentucky eTranscript	7/13/2013
Wireless Local Area Network (WiFi)	KETS Wifi Technical Standards	KETS Wifi Technical Standards	Extreme, Avaya, HP, Aruba ,	;#KETS Technical Standard;#KETS Product Standard;#