August 2019 | Dallas ISD Staff News

August 29, 2019June 21, 2021 by Staff News

H drive storage to be phased out

Dallas ISD IT Infrastructure will be phasing out on-site H drive storage for employees. The transition to a cloud storage option started on July 1, 2019, and will continue through Dec. 31, 2019.

Benefits for Employees:

Users will be offered a choice between Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive applications
1Terabbyte of storage on OneDrive or unlimited storage for Google Drive
Improved secure remote access for employees without requiring the use of VPN
Mobile device compatible

Implementation Timeline:

July 1, 2019 – Migration process begins. IT will no longer create new “H drives” for individuals
Employees will migrate their H drive files to the cloud by Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2019 – Existing H drives will become read-only

Support/Training:

Training will be offered via step by step “How to” documents along with instructor lead training sessions
Sharepoint site will be created and updated to house the “How to” documents and information pertaining to FAQ’s on the migration to cloud storage

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August 1, 2019June 21, 2021 by Staff News

Policy Acknowledgement and Compliance Training starts Sept. 3

In compliance with state and federal laws, Dallas ISD requires that all employees view compliance training videos and complete an annual policy acknowledgement. The window to complete this process for the 2019-2020 school year will open on Sept. 3. For more information, visit Staff News.

Policy acknowledgement

Employees will be required to log in to the annual policy acknowledgement application at http://PolicyAcknowledgement.dallasisd.org/ using their EAD credentials.

Videos

Online training for the 2019-2020 school year will be available to all district employees in Cornerstone at https://dallasisd.csod.com. Employees will need to use their EAD username and password to log in to Cornerstone. This year, staff members will have an assignment for the compliance training on their “Welcome” page in Cornerstone. More details will be provided as the window approaches.

The deadline to complete both the annual policy acknowledgement and compliance training is Oct. 31, 2019. Questions or concerns regarding the annual policy acknowledgement and compliance training should be directed to HCMcompliance@dallasisd.org or (972) 794-7858.