A medium size school district is experiencing large growth and is operating with a clearly obsolete information system. Most schools have developed their own systems to manage school records. Each school wants to maintain control over their data. The central office maintains a networked relational database system which is available throughout the Central Office LAN. The central office maintains records on 950,000 students.

The schools send the central office paper spread sheets, data base extractions and word documents that contain the data to be entered into the central office database. These records are mailed in to the central office and then re-keyed into the mainframe.

The school district would also like to provide student and parents access to school announcements, homework assignments, grades and emergency alerts.

The superintendent doesn't understand or have time to sort out modern technologies. Develop and describe your recommendations on how the school district might become a networked enterprise that utilizes modern technology. Justify and site sources.