Higley Unified School District
Information Technology
HUSD IT Department
Technology is an ever-evolving component of our students' learning environment. The Information Technology (IT) Department of Higley Unified School District supports a technology-rich learning environment for our students, while providing our staff with the most current tools to support that environment.The IT Department is dedicated to supporting the District's vision of an innovative learning environment with students positively impacting the world. The IT Department works directly with our curriculum staff to assist with the integration of technology-based curricular resources and tools.
Network Infrastructure
The Higley Unified School District Information Technology Department plans, implements, and maintains the network infrastructure for 13 schools and one virtual academy.
Higley Unified uses Metro-Optical Ethernet circuits provided by COX Communications to deliver a 1GBps WAN connection to all of our schools and facility buildings, with a 10GBps connection to the Internet through our state-of-the-art data center located at the District Office.
Along with our wired network, many of the district's devices connect to the network wirelessly using either a Ruckus or Meraki wireless network.
Device Infrastructure
All schools have 1:1 Lenovo student devices to allow for mobile use of technology in the classrooms.
The HUSD Information Technology Department primarily supports two operating system (OS) platforms and two mobile device management (MDM) platforms:
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HUSD Operating Systems |
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User Type |
OS |
Quantity |
MDM Platform |
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Staff |
Windows 10 |
1,900 |
InTune |
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Students (Grades K-12) |
Windows 10 |
13,000+ |
InTune |
The District employs a staff of 10 on-site computer technicians to configure, deploy, and support all student and staff technology, along with an infrastructure to support the District’s wide variety of technology.