So I am (like many people here) a one person IT department. I work at a school with a restrictive budget and can not always purchase everything everyone wants going into the new school year.
I have a group of teachers that are looking to purchase LCD projectors to hook up to their classroom computers with their own money.
Now, I completely understand why they want them and it is a little sad that they want them so badly they are buying it out of pocket.
The way this was presented to me is that the teachers would be the owner of the projectors, and if they leave, the projectors leave.
The issue I have here are as follows: 1) The projectors will need to hook into the classroom computers which are owned by the school. 2) the money for bulb replacement / cables expecting to come from the standard budget. 3) time spent on troubleshooting issues with their various non standard hardware
Since they are basically ignoring my cautionary advice, I have insisted on a video splitter of some sort so I don't have to run around constantly to fix an unplugged cable.
I've worked hard to establish the hardware and software standards in use within the building within our budgets restrictions and adding additional hardware without consideration or approval is frustrating to say the least.
We (I) don't really have a policy on this sort of thing but I feel like we need one. I was hoping someone out there might have had a similar experience and could provide some insight. Thanks!
Maybe I am too concerned about letting some outside hardware in?
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