Monday, February 25, 2008

Re: Printing policy

Hello all,

I can't speak to our printing policy as a whole, but I will comment on our
large format printing policy.

Here in the visual arts department we have two Epson large format printers
which we maintain for our photography, graphics, and AP students as well as
the faculty and school community. The printer also gets used by the
communications department for the printing of posters and promotional
materials. Currently, all supplies for the printers are paid for by the
visual arts department and any other use is reimbursed by the user's
department.

Although we have not entirely eliminated the need to outsource large format
printing, we do have exeptional control of our prints. The quality of our
Epson printers is amazing and our visual arts students gasp when they see
how well their work comes out. I also can't ephasize enough how important it
is for our visual arts students to have a tangible piece of work to


On 2/25/08 7:12 AM, "Montagne, Matt" <mmontagne@usmk12.org> wrote:

> This is an outstanding precedent for all of us! Would it be possible to
> either elaborate on your success story via a post to the group or via a
> phone call?
>
> I believe we do an outstanding job of paper training our students, but
> we do a poor job of teaching ways to "keep it digital."
>
> Thanks, Lisa.
>
> Matt Montagne
> University School of Milwaukee
> Professional Blog:

http://middleschoolblog.blogspot.com
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Lisa Sjogren
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> Subject: Re: Printing policy
>
> We do not allow any student printing at all- this has saved us in
> paper/printing cost at all. We switched to google apps for papers.
>
> Our color laser printer is only used for promotional pieces for the
> school, we do not give access to our teachers. Our teachers are
> limited in printing as well, the numbers of prints are different for
> grade level and subject area.
>
> ---
> Lisa Sjogren
> Director of Technology
> St. Raphael's Catholic School
>
> 763-504-9450, ext. 311
> 763-504-9460, fax
>
> lisa.sjogren@srsmn.org
> My Blog: http://lisasjogren.srsmn.org
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 24, 2008, at 5:29 PM, Carl Campion wrote:
>
>> I am very interested in policies on student printing especially in
>> the visual art department.
>>
>> fyi: based on the total number of prints over three years I have
>> been able to calculate a cost of $0.15/sheet using a HP Designjet
>> 110plus nr.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>>
>> Carl Campion
>> Chemistry Teacher
>> Director of Academic Technology
>> Archmere Academy
>> Claymont, DE
>> 302-798-6632x823
>>
>>
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