San
Antonio Independent School
District
1702 N. Alamo Street, Suite 227, San
Antonio, Texas 78215-1213
Telephone (210) 354-3209 Fax (210)
354-3158
Accountability,
Technology & Mgmt. Info. Services
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ACTION REQUIRED
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TO:
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Elementary School Principals
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FROM:
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Robert Alfaro, Assistant
Superintendent
Accountability, Technology & Mgmt.
Info. Services
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SUBJECT:
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Identification of SyncStations for
the TPRI Handheld Initiative
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DATE
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July 28, 2003
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San Antonio ISD will begin placement of docking cradles to
each campus for the Palm m515 handheld computers. These cradles—which
are in addition to the one each teacher will receive with their Palm handheld
computer--facilitate the transfer of student data from the handheld computer
to the official Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI) web site.
These extra cradles will be matched to a computer meeting
appropriate specifications. The cradle and the computer are known as a
“SyncStation.” SAISD technical staff will be responsible
for deploying the SyncStation cradles
and setting them up with the identified computers at the campus.
To assist with the deployment, each campus needs to identify
the computers that will be used as “SyncStations.” The
number of cradles a campus will receive is determined by the current K-2
teacher allocation so as to achieve a 4:1 teacher:SyncStation ratio. This
information is outlined in the attachment to this memo, SyncStation Allocations
for the TPRI Handheld Initiative.
The computers used as sync stations for this initiative can
either be Intel-based or Macintosh. The computers
that you will identify must meet the following criteria:
1. Be
easily accessible by teachers at various times during the day.
2. Be
purchased within the last three years.
3. Be
currently connected to the District’s wide area network.
4. Have
access to the Internet.
Please use the attached Project Information
Sheet to identify which computers at your campus will be used as
sync stations. This form must be returned to my office no later than:
Tuesday, August 12, 2003.
Also, as part of the Project Information Sheet we
are asking for two (2) points of contact for your campus. These staff
members will assist the SAISD technician assigned to your campus. They
will be given a demonstration of how the SyncStation is
set up and answer any questions about how this product works with other
members of your faculty. We recommend the point of contact be the CIC
and the CTR. However, the choice is yours.
Deployment and setup of the Palm cradles with the
identified sync stations will begin on Thursday, August 14, 2003. Campuses
are currently scheduled as follows:
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Installation
Date
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Campus
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Friday, August 15, 2003
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Franklin
Hawthorne
Arnold
Foster
Highland Hills
Douglass
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Monday, August 18, 2003
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Lamar
Neal
Schenck
Steele
Highland Park
Japhet
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Tuesday, August 19, 2003
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Rogers
Travis
Wilson
Stewart
Riverside Park
Smith
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Wednesday, August 20, 2003
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Bowden
Huppertz
Cameron
Carroll
Briscoe
Collins Garden
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Thursday, August 21, 2003
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Bowie
Crockett
Woodlawn Hills
Gates
Hirsch
Graebner
Bonham
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Friday, August 22, 2003
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Margil
Ogden
Miller
Pfeiffer
Kelly
Knox
Cotton
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Monday, August 25, 2003
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Pershing
Tynan
Washington
W.W.White
Barkley-Ruiz
J.T.Brackenridge
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Tuesday, August 26, 2003
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Baskin
Fenwick
Brewer
Carvajal
DeZavala
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Wednesday, August 27, 2003
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Madison
Maverick
GonzalesAC
King ES
Rodriguez
Beacon Hill
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Thursday, August 28, 2003
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Nelson
Woodlawn
Storm
Hillcrest
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Friday, August 29, 2003
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Austin
Arnold
Green
Ball
Forbes
Herff
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If you have any questions please feel free to call
the Office of District Initiatives and Special Projects at 299-1305.
SyncStation Allocations
for the TPRI Handheld Initiative
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Teacher Allocation
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Campus
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K
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1
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2
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Bilingual
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Total
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Sync Stations
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Arnold
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5
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4
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4
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2
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15
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4
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Austin
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2
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2
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2
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3
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9
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2
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Ball
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4
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4
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5
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3
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16
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4
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Barkley/Ruiz
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4
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5
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4
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4
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17
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4
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Baskin
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4
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4
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4
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0
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12
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3
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Beacon Hill
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4
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4
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4
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4
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16
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4
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Bonham
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3
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3
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3
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6
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15
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4
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Bowden
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5
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5
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5
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6
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21
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5
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Bowie
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4
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3
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4
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5
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16
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4
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Brewer
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3
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3
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3
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2
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11
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3
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Brackenridge
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5
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5
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4
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3
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17
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4
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Briscoe
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4
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5
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5
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6
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20
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5
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Cameron
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2
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2
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2
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0
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6
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2
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Carroll
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3
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3
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3
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0
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9
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2
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Carvajal
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3
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3
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3
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3
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12
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3
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Collins Garden
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6
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6
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5
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4
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21
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5
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Cotton
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3
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3
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4
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4
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14
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4
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Crockett
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5
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6
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6
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8
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25
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6
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DeZavala
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5
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4
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5
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4
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18
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5
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Douglass
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2
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2
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2
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2
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8
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2
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Fenwick
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2
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2
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2
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2
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8
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2
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Forbes
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3
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3
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3
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0
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9
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2
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Foster
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4
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5
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4
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0
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13
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3
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Franklin
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3
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3
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3
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5
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14
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4
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Gates
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2
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3
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3
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0
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8
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2
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Graebner
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4
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4
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3
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4
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15
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4
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Green
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2
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2
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2
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2
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8
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2
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Hawthorne
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2
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3
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3
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1
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9
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2
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Herff
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3
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3
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3
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5
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14
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4
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Highland Hills
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3
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5
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5
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3
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16
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4
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Highland
Park
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4
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6
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4
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2
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16
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4
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Hillcrest
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3
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3
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4
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4
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14
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4
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Hirsch
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3
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3
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3
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0
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9
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2
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Huppertz
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3
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3
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3
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4
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13
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3
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Japhet
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4
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4
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3
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4
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15
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4
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Kelly
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2
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2
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2
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0
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6
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2
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King
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2
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3
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3
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3
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11
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3
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Knox
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2
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2
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1
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3
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8
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2
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Lamar
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2
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2
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2
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3
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9
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2
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Madison
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4
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4
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4
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6
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18
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5
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Margil
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2
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2
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1
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5
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10
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3
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Maverick
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4
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5
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3
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3
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15
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4
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Miller
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3
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2
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2
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2
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9
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2
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Neal
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4
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3
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3
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6
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16
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4
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Nelson
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2
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2
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2
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3
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9
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2
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Ogden
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3
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3
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4
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5
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15
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4
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Pershing
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2
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2
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2
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3
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9
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2
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Pfeiffer
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2
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2
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2
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0
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6
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2
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RiversidePark
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2
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2
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2
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3
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9
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2
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Rodriguez
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2
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2
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1
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3
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8
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2
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Rogers
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4
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4
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4
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6
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18
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5
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Schenck
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5
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6
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5
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3
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19
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5
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Smith
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3
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4
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3
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3
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13
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3
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Steele
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3
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4
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4
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3
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14
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4
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Stewart
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3
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3
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3
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4
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13
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3
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Storm
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2
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2
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2
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4
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10
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3
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Travis
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2
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2
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2
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3
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9
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2
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Tynan
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2
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2
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2
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0
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6
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2
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White
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4
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4
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4
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0
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12
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3
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Wilson
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3
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3
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2
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4
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12
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3
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Washington
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3
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3
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3
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0
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9
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2
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Woodlawn
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4
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4
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4
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4
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16
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4
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Woodlawn Hills
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3
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2
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3
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3
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11
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3
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Gonzales AC
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2
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0
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2
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1
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TPRI
Handheld Initiative
Placement of Sync
Stations
Project Information
Sheet
Please prepare
this form to identify where the sync stations are to be setup at your campus
for the TPRI Handheld Initiative. Once completed, fax the form to the
District Initiatives and Special Projects Office, attention Patricia Holub,
at (210)223-8879 no later than Tuesday, August 12, 2003. Please remember to prepare
for the setup by ensuring equipment is available and there is some room
for the placement of the Palm cradle. Also, be sure to notify
the teacher or staff member assigned to the room that the setup will be
occurring.
Campus - Please fill out the information requested below.
FIRST POINT OF CONTACT
(required)
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Point of Contact:
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Title:
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Phone and Extension:
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SECOND
POINT OF CONTACT (required)
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Point of Contact:
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Title:
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Phone and Extension:
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Computer Location
Information - Please provide the information below for each computer
that will be used as a sync station for the TPRI Handheld Initiative. List
one computer for each docking cradle you are scheduled to receive. This
number can be found on the Sync Station Allocations for the TPRI Handheld
Initiative form.
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Sync Computer
Specifications
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Intel Hardware
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Apple Macintosh Hardware
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Processor
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Pentium or higher
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Power Macintosh 7300/180 or faster
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RAM
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64 MB
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32 MB or higher
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Free Hard
Drive Space
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100 MB
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100 MB
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Operating
Systems
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Windows 98SE, Win 2000/XP, Win NT 4.0 SP6
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OS 9.2x, OS 10.x
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Ports
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USB
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USB
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Application
Software – Provided by SAISD Technicians
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Palm Desktop 4.0.1 for Windows and Palm Hotsync Manager 4.0 or higher
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Room No.
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SAISD
Tag No.
on the CPU
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Make / Model
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Estimated Year of Purchase
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Operating
System
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Is Deep
Freeze installed on this PC?
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Is the PC able to access the Internet?
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Ex.
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Library
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00099123
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Dell Optiplex GX260
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2002
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Windows 2000
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No
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Yes
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1.
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2.
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3.
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