Education Relief Funding Resources

With COVID-19 cases phasing out, the impact it’s left on American schools will remain forever, especially as classes transition back to in person learning. To aid in this transition, the U.S. Government recently passed The American Rescue Plan (ARP) to provide educators with resources needed to ensure their classrooms are ready for the post COVID world.

The ARP is additional funding offered under The CARES and CRRSA Acts passed in 2020, which all together create The Education Stabilization Fund (ESF). The assistance offered by the ESF in total amounts to over $190 billion for elementary and secondary schools (ESSER) and over $76 billion for higher education institutions (HEER). The ESF represents a generational opportunity for educators to make strategic and sustainable investments that address systemic inequalities and encourage creative innovation that transforms teaching and learning.

The challenge now is using these funds to create a post COVID classroom that accomplishes the goals the ESF was created for, and deciphering what that looks like for every individual classroom. CCS recognizes this challenge and wants to help you create a modern, collaborative, and adaptable space that is tailored to your classroom’s unique needs. We will work with you to create a plan that responds to your immediate needs, creates a stable learning space, and helps you invest in your school’s future.

Visit the links below to learn more about the Education funding available:

Holthus Convention Center

Holthus Convention Center

Location(s):
York, NE

CCS was chosen to design, install and service all Audio Visual for the brand new Holthus Convention Center in York, NE located off interstate I-80.

Project Components

  • Crestron Video Distribution and Control
  • NEC Projectors
  • Da-Lite Screens
  • NEC Flat Panel Displays and Video Wall
  • Biamp Audio Processing

HDR World Headquarters

HDR World Headquarters

Location
Omaha, NE

CCS was selected for the design and build services for HDR World Headquarters. CCS installed AV components in 85+ rooms.

Project Components:

  • Crestron Video Distribution and Control
  • NEC Flat Panel Displays
  • Mersive Solstice Wireless Technology
  • Epson Laser Projectors
  • Da-Lite Screens
  • QSC Audio Processing
  • Shure MXA Microphones

Baird Holm

Baird Holm

Location: Omaha, NE

Working side by side with Baird Holm, CCS designed and installed their latest technology upgrade of their training floor.

Project Components

  • Extron Video Distribution and Control
  • NEC Flat Panel Displays
  • Mersive Solstice Wireless Technology
  • Epson Laser Projectors
  • Da-Lite Screens
  • QSC Audio Processing
  • Cambridge Sound Masking

Effective Remote Working

Resources to help you and your teams safely and successfully transition to a remote work environment using Zoom:

READ

Blog: How to Work from Home and Meet Like a Pro

Blog: Best Practices for Creating Culture, Community for Remote Workers

Blog: 5 Tips for Managing Remote Teams

How to Hide Your Messy Room for a Zoom Video Conference

5 Tips for Working From Home for the First Time in 2020

How to Set Up a Temporary Work From Home Office Successfully

STAY SECURE

Resources by CrowdStrike: Cybersecurity in the time of COVID-19

Blog: How to Keep the Crashers From Crashing Your Zoom Event

Blog: Best Practices for Protecting Your Zoom Meetings

Blog: Secure Your Zoom Meetings with Waiting Rooms

Crestron Offers Innovative Solutions To Streamline Audio-Visual Technology

In today’s blog post, we’re pleased to highlight some of the exciting innovations happening at Crestron, a digital technology partner for CCS Projects. We’re pleased to work with Crestron, offering their digital entertainment and integration solutions together with our leading audio-visual services to a wide array of clients across the country.

For years, Crestron has been a leader in the manufacture of advanced control and automation systems, helping to innovate technology and reinvent the way people work and live. More recently, with the growth in digital capabilities across the world, Crestron is adept at streamlining technology and improving the quality of life for people in corporate conference rooms, hotels, classrooms, auditoriums, and in their homes.

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One of the company’s recent innovations is its QuickMedia® transport technology, which helps to streamline presentation system design and simplify installation by integrating 16 separate cables into a single CAT5-type wire. True HD video, with balanced and unbalanced line and mic-level audio and high-resolution computer signals gets delivered over the QuickMedia single cable.

Crestron points to the efficiency of QuickMedia being the perfect integration for multimedia presentations in lecture halls, boardrooms, banquet halls and auditoriums. Simply put, QuickMedia works. It’s among the best integration equipment we’ve seen, even when faced with an array of AV sources, multiple computer inputs and several input locations, with multiple displays including plasmas, projectors and LCD monitors with sound reinforcement and program audio outputs. For installed setups, Crestron offers the QuickMedia Wizard to help users with a fast and simple programming and system configuration.

Another facet of Crestron’s service offerings is its MediaManager presentation solutions, which help save costs to organizations. It acts as a lower-cost presentation solution that uses QuickMedia technologies to save integrators cabling costs, and significantly reduce installation time and money.

CCS is proud to be a reseller partner for Crestron Audio Visual solutions across the country. Find out how we can complement your business, leisure or education environment with Crestron technology solutions. CCS Presentation Systems is among the largest U.S. audio-visual system integration firms, and one of the leading providers of audio-video products and solutions in the nation.

For a broader look into Crestron’s advanced control and automation solutions to infrastructure and interfaces, have a look at the inner workings of this successful company in the video clip below.

Crestron Corporate Video from DataVox on Vimeo.

Creighton Prep Lanning Learning Commons

Creighton Prep Lanning Learning Commons

Location: 
Omaha, NE

Creighton Prep added a brand-new addition to the school and CCS helped to add the technology that will support the student community and enrich their experience.

Project Components: 

  • Crestron Video Distribution and Control
  • NEC Flat Panel Displays
  • Primeview 220” LED Video Wall
  • Epson Laser Projectors
  • Da-Lite Screens
  • QSC Audio Processing
  • Bright Sign Digital Signage

Lead AV Installation Technicians

CCS Presentation Systems looking for an Inside Sales Representative with strong telephone selling skills for our growing Los Angeles office. The aspects of the job would be to manage and sell to inbound inquiries and support our Field Sales Representatives, but the main goal would be to develop your own relationships with new customers, and to move to a full outbound sales position within 12 months. Target customer segments are education, government/military, and/or corporations. We have all the top brands (e.g. Epson, NEC, SMART, AMX, Crestron, Extron, BlueJeans, Cisco, LifeSize, Polycom and numerous others) at the best cost basis due to our national buying power, and we offer one of the most lucrative compensation plans in the industry for the successful salesperson. The ideal candidate would have at least two years of successful sales experience, excellent phone and technical (e.g. computer) skills, a strong customer-service orientation, a strong work ethic, a team-centric approach, and a positive outlook. Successful AV industry experience or experience selling IT, copier, phone, or other technical equipment would be a big plus, but we are willing to train a good inside sales person on everything they need to know about the technical aspects of our industry. We would also show particular interest in anyone who has gone thru the Enterprise Rental Car management training program. We’re searching for full-time candidates but would consider a part-time position in the right situation.
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CHI Health

CHI Health

Location:
Omaha, NE, Grand Island, NE

CHI Health reached out to CCS to help develop and integrate new audio visual solutions for their numerous locations throughout Nebraska.

Project Components

  • Extron Video Distribution
  • Panasonic Flat Panel Displays
  • Mersive Solstice Wireless Technology
  • Cambridge Sound Masking
  • Crestron Video Conferencing System

Check out the SMART Board 6000 Series

https://education.smarttech.com/products/6000-series

SMART Board® 6000 series

The hub of today’s classroom

The most popular SMART Board, the 6000 series is the all-in-one classroom solution. Tools are simple and intuitive. The interactive display comes with an embedded computer and world-class education software to help teachers deliver engaging and collaborative lessons.

Our best value SMART Boards are available in 65” and 75” models.

A new technology, exclusive to SMART Boards

iQ technology makes the SMART Board the essential hub of the classroom. It connects lesson content, interactive displays, devices and pedagogically relevant software to create one cohesive experience. Instantly access SMART Learning Suite’s interactive lessons, game-based activities, and online co-creation, as well as features like wireless screen sharing and a digital whiteboard.

There’s no need for wires and cables, nor manual software and firmware updates. Everything you need is in one place, and available at the touch of a finger.

Contact CCS Presentation Systems for more information on this model and more!

Julie Solomon, [email protected]