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Plainview School

Technology Plan 2013-2014

Ongoing Plan Years

(2007-2014)

Updated May 2013

School Information

Plainview School P. O. Box 469

76 Chavies Road

Rainsville, AL 35986

Rita Barksdale, Principal

Scot Shankles, Assistant Principal

Tony Richards, Elementary Principal

Judy Ayers, Tech Contact and Librarian Media Specialist

[email protected]

Technology Planning Team

Judy Ayers, Chair Librarian Media Specialist

Rita Barksdale Principal

Eddie Adkins Reading Coach

Jason Biddle Business Teacher

Beverly Hood Librarian Media Specialist

Respectfully Submitted,

_______________________________ Committee Chair

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District Vision Statement

It is the vision of the DeKalb County School District that all students and faculty be exposed

to the effective integration of the latest technology so they may be prepared for the global workforce

of the 21st century. DeKalb County educators will provide learning environments that broaden

resources and enrich opportunities by providing the most up-to-date tools and applications necessary

for meeting the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. Through the implementation of the

latest technological resources, students will develop the critical thinking strategies necessary to adapt

and compete in the global society. Measured increases in student mastery of local, state, and national standards will demonstrate the successful integration of technology and the curriculum.

In our unceasing endeavors to attain a 21st century quality educational atmosphere, the

DeKalb County School District will strive to provide equitable access to equipment, infrastructure,

and resources in a safe and secure environment. The district will further provide continuous

professional development resources to assist administrators and teachers in achieving the current

teaching standards. The district will engage and foster ongoing collaboration and communication with parents and the community through the utilization of the technological resources available.

Student Technology Available

All students at Plainview have daily access to technology on campus. Every classroom and

office has at least one up-to-date laptop computer and one desktop computer that are on the school

network, wired and wireless. Most classrooms have two or more computers, with some having as

many as eight for student use. There is an ACCESS Distance Learning Lab, a business lab, an

elementary computer lab, and a projects lab at Plainview for student use. There are at least 26

computers in each of these labs. Students in grades 9-12 are scheduled for distance learning classes

and/or remediation classes in the ACCESS lab each term. Teachers of grades K-12 may schedule the

projects lab (30 computers) as needed. All elementary classes are scheduled to visit the elementary

lab at least once per week. The business lab accommodates four classes daily for grades 7-12. The

high school media center has 14 computers available for grade 7-12 student use at all times. The

elementary computer lab has 26 computers to serve students in grades K-6 and is located inside the

elementary media center. The elementary media center offers ten additional computers for student

use. All computers have Internet access and printer capability and are also used by faculty and

support personnel throughout the day. The media centers each also have other computers for

students to access the web-based catalog. Other equipment such as digital audio recorders, web

Plainview School Mission Statement

Plainview School seeks to provide its faculty and students with state-of-the-art computers, software, and related equipment, and to encourage use of that equipment through professional

development workshops and training, software support, and equipment maintenance. The primary goals of the acquisition of technology on campus are to promote information literacy, to

enhance student learning, and to assist faculty in administrative and management tasks. While

attaining these goals, the use of technology should become a natural, daily endeavor which benefits all stakeholders within the school and the community of Rainsville in the 21st century.

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cams, and clickers are provided through the media centers for teacher checkout. Each media center

also provides an iPad cart with 17-20 iPads for classroom checkout. Both media centers provide

ebooks in their collections. Students benefit from instruction which incorporates 42” LCD monitors,

multimedia projectors, document cameras, and wireless teaching pads in classroom settings throughout the school.

Students are exposed to technology via a point-of-sale system in the cafeteria and through

teacher use of InformationNow for attendance, grades and other management tasks. InformationNow

Home provides students and parents with announcements, grades and attendance away from campus.

School Messenger is used to contact parents on a land line or a cell phone in emergency situations as

well as in other cases for routine announcements. A school web page is maintained regularly to

provide students, parents and community with vital information. Teacher classroom web pages and

email addresses are available through the school web page. There is also a Plainview School

Facebook account in place which provides announcements to school stakeholders. Many teachers

maintain a web page regularly for classroom announcements and assignments. Destiny Library

Manager has been put into place as the web-based management system for the media centers. It is

available for all homes and classrooms around the clock.

FUTURE PLANS: Maintenance of present equipment and provision of new equipment will

continue as funding permits. Older computers will be weeded out and replaced with newer ones as

funding allows. Band width and network speed should be increased at the system level in the near

future. The Distance Learning Lab is in line to be updated in the coming year with new tablet computers.

Technology and Curriculum Integration

Lesson plans, surveys, and observations indicate that teachers are integrating technology into

the curriculum. Teachers across all grade levels are using technology such as email and web pages to

communicate with stakeholders. In the classroom, they are making assignments for students to use

computers to complete projects, to do research, to complete activities in textbooks, to do drill and

practice, and to remediate material. Use of equipment ranges from graphing calculators to digital

cameras, and from document cameras to laser printers. Teachers are using projectors and large

screen displays to teach and to allow students to display their work. Web-based sites provide

opportunities for online student assessment and remediation. Distance learning classes continue to be

offered in the curriculum and students taking dual enrollment classes often use campus computers to

complete assignments. State standards from courses of study and the College and Career Readiness

Standards are being consulted via online resources and students are being taught standards from the

state technology course of study. End-of-course tests are available in math and Language Arts.

Lesson plans and individual educational plans are maintained with technology hardware and

software. State professional development sessions are provided online for staff.

Plainview School uses the following software programs that assist in curriculum integration:

InformationNow Classroom Module - Teachers enter student grades and attendance and

monitor student progress.

InformationNow Office Module – Administration maintains and tracks student

demographics, teacher schedules, class rosters, discipline reports, free and reduced lunches,

and student grading reports.

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InformationNow Home Module – Parents and students keep apprised of announcements,

grades and attendance from home.

STI SETS Module – Resource teachers manage student case files.

Accelerated Reader Web – Students practice reading skills through online tests while

teachers track student progress through the management component.

STAR Reading Program – Teachers periodically test student reading progress with the pre-

and post-tests and management system.

Math Facts in a Flash – Students drill and practice on individually prescribed math

deficiencies.

NextGen (McAleer) – Clubs and organizations monitor their funds for accountability and

tracking purposes.

Horizon Fast Lane Cafeteria Management – The Child Nutrition Program administrators

track students’ meal expenses and balances while providing accountability and

confidentiality for reporting paid, reduced, and free lunch status of students.

Microsoft Office – Students and faculty produce varied products using the word processing,

database, spread-sheet and presentation components of the software.

Global Scholar – Students use the assessments provided here throughout the year to provide

teachers with research-based data to guide instruction.

School Messenger – Stakeholders receive vital information at home through this program

which contacts homes via phone numbers.

Earobics – Students in primary grades use this program to practice listening to and producing

phonetic sounds.

STI PD – Teachers and administrators are able to manage and track professional

development hours.

Elluminate – State-led professional in-service is often hosted via this service.

PearsonSuccess.net – Elementary grades assess and teach reading skills with this skills-based

assessment program on the web.

IXL Math – Elementary students use this online program to practice and to remediate math

skills while teachers track progress and individualize learning paths.

Destiny Library Manager – All faculty and students can access the web-based program to

view and search school library content and track personal transactions from home or school.

The program has the capability of allowing patron recommendations of favorite books to be shared.

In addition to web-related sites which accompany textbooks and library books, the following sites are reported by teachers to be favorites in the classroom and office:

avl.lib.al.us

apttv.org

berkeley.edu

discoveryeducation.org

50states.com

historychannel.com

starfall.com

funbrain.com

scholastic.com

edhelper.com

abcteach.com

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fastweb.com

apple4theteacher.com

ahsaa.org

pearsonsuccessnet.com

thinkcentral.com edperformance.com

FUTURE PLANS: Faculty will be encouraged to take part in online professional development

opportunities which will promote continued use of technology in the classroom. As new hardware is

provided, appropriate training will be offered. The school will continue to provide Reading Renaissance

(AR) and Discovery Education online products with Title funds and local monies. Teachers will be

trained in using online assessments as mandated through the state and system.

Infrastructure as Related to Technology

INFO MAY NEED UPDATING FROM SYSTEM LEVEL

Plainview School is now served by fiber feeding into HP ProCurve 100 mgb managed

switches. From the MDF are CatV lines feeding into classrooms. These classrooms either have

numerous drops of 4 to 24 port switches. Some classrooms are connected with fiber or 802-11b/g

wireless. The school is protected by a Cisco Pix firewall (CIPA-compliant) whose purpose is to keep

data and any potential viruses isolated. TrendMicro virus protection is part of the system network. The school has a data server, DHCP server and library server.

Super Computer of Alabama is the internet service provider. Older switches throughout the

campus were replaced in early 2011 with newer, faster switches. More substations were provided

across campus as part of the building restoration after the 2011 tornado damage. Wireless connectivity is available across the campus in all main buildings and classrooms.

FUTURE PLANS: Band width and speed and space will be increased throughout the system.

. Connectivity/Wan Between Schools and Facilities


The district network consists of eighteen sites. Twelve are connected by fiber and the

remaining six are wireless. Every one has 45-MGB full-duplex connection. Each location is

connected to the central office for STI InformationNow data uploads and for Web-Sense content

filtering through HP ProCurve 100 mgb managed switches. A 100 mgb full-duplex backbone provides dedicated connectivity.

FUTURE PLANS: The district will work with the internet provider to upgrade band width and speed for each school.

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Mechanics of How Access Is Provided

from the Main Distribution Point to the School Level


Access is delivered to schools in the DeKalb County school system through the described

WAN above. An 18-MGB internet access feed is shared between sites. Some schools have additional

dedicated 10 MGB internet access through Alabama Super Computer. Content is filtered by

WebSense. Shopping is not allowed online, unless deemed necessary for school use. Spam is filtered

by True-Band and DNS is hosted by Network Solutions. Web pages for each school are hosted off-site and maintained by individual campus personnel.

FUTURE PLANS: VPN for administrative use will be provided by the district.

Measures to Ensure Information Security

Cisco Pix firewall is in place at POP and at each school within the school district. Incoming

mail is filtered for spam and viruses by e-mail host (TrueBand). Desktop anti-virus protection is

Trend Micro Suite and is loaded on all computers before being placed in schools. Private IP’s are

used in all locations. Only servers running programs such as SETSWeb and STI InformationNow

Web have NAT to public IP’s.

Individual unique passwords are used to logon access that is password protected. Students

are not allowed unrestricted access to the computers and are closely monitored by faculty at times of

computer use. User names and passwords are used for network programs. New administrator

passwords have been changed in order to meet NSA requirements. Logs are kept to track student use of computers in public places such the projects lab and the media centers.

Acceptable Use Policies for the DeKalb County Board of Education are provided online in a

student handbook for all students and faculty and can be viewed on the district webpage. Disciplinary action is taken when the policies are violated.

FUTURE PLANS: A “whitelist” security system has been put into place for the network at

Plainview which gives access only to those computers that are permitted access via MAC addresses.

This limits access to only those devices owned by the school. Passwords will be changed when necessary to maintain network confidentiality.

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Goals & Objectives

Goal 1: Technology Integration and Mastery of Standards

Local Interpretation of Goal

Plainview School students, teachers, and administrators will effectively use technology as an

integrated tool for teaching, leading, and learning to master local, state, and national

standards.

Ideal Performance (Indicator for Goal 1): When we have achieved Goal 1, we

will see the following in our school.

80-100% of our students demonstrate competency by integrating existing and new innovative

technology tools and resources into the learning process to meet standards expressed in the Alabama

Course of Study for Technology and in the ISTE Guide. Students are engaging in activities such as

distance learning, web-design, video production, pod casts, and other emerging technologies across

the curriculum. Student work is displayed on the school or county website and other educational

hosting sites. Students are participating in off-site technology competitions.

80-100% of our educators regularly and effectively use technology to communicate with colleagues,

community, parents, and students via resources such as InformationNow Home, School Messenger,

teacher and classroom web pages, and DeKalb County e-mail.

80-100% of our administrators use InformationNow, DIBELS, State Assessment Results, District

Technology Surveys, PLATO Learning Environment, STAR, Accelerated Reader, IXL Math, and

other future technologies to analyze and assess instructional effectiveness and monitor student

achievement.

DATA SOURCES: We will use the following data sources to monitor

performance:

IMPACT surveys

Local school focus groups

School budgets

Lesson plans

Walk-throughs Data meetings

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WHERE WE STAND: We have made progress toward achieving Goal 1 in the

following ways.

Current Objectives (Goal 1) Objective Description

1.2 Students regularly make use of current and emerging technology in the learning process.

1.8 Educators use technology to communicate with stakeholders at the local, district, and state level.

1.10 Administrators use technology to gather and analyze data to assess instructional effectiveness

and monitor student achievement.

Plainview School is at Level 3 for Goal 1.

Evidence indicates that administrators and others in school leadership roles are comfortable using

technology to track academic strengths and weaknesses. Classroom teachers often use technology

to teach, to communicate with peers, to prepare lessons, and to make assignments requiring students

to use computers. However, only a few teachers are comfortable using data capture equipment and

software that requires students to analyze and/or organize data, to locate and evaluate information,

or to complete writing assignments and make oral classroom presentations. More professional

development will be needed to facilitate a higher degree of use.

We must continue to work more toward using other technology tools in the classrooms and in

communicating with students, parents, and the community. To accomplish this, we will continue to

provide training to teachers to better use peripherals such as digital projectors, large screen displays,

document cameras, student response systems, white boards, and interactive digital tablets. The

introduction of iPads and ereaders as classroom tools will continue. We will encourage teachers to

keep web pages current and relevant.

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Goal 2: Expanding Opportunities through Technology


Plainview School students, teachers, and administrators will benefit from a broad range of

educational opportunities and resources through the use of technology.



100% of our educators are provided with an email account and access to the system web server for

posting teacher and student web pages and projects.

80-100% of our educators are using digital tablets, laptops, iPads, digital projectors, document

cameras, interactive whiteboard projection systems, large screen displays, and student response

systems, all along with varied software and web sites, to implement innovative technologies.

80-90% of all classrooms have 2-4 networked computers. Document cameras and other technology

equipment are available for checkout through the media centers. Additional computers are used in

the media centers and computer labs. Certified teachers and trained computer aides are in place to

ensure all technology standards are mastered in the labs.

100% of our students have access to academic web-based resources such as AVL, IXL,

pearsonsuccess.net or similar teacher websites, and teachers have been trained in their use and

potential.

100% of our students participate in distance learning activities under the guidance of certified

personnel to meet state graduation requirements.


performance:

School technology plans

IMPACT surveys

Personnel records

Lesson plans

Computer use logs

Internet access records

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following ways.


2.1 Educators will foster and nurture an environment that supports innovative uses of technology.

2.2 Technology resources are provided to support the learning and technology needs of the school

and community.

2.3 Distance learning opportunities are provided to enhance learning and access to curriculum

content.


Indicators show financial support and personnel support favor the provision of and use of

educational technology. Although these supports are in place, funding is not always available

to enhance and encourage innovation. Meeting the demands of ongoing maintenance of

equipment is a challenge.

The greatest weakness which we can control at present time is in providing more online

learning for both teachers and students. Efforts will be made through student and teacher

scheduling to teach online classes and to encourage online professional development.

Elementary and junior high students will be taught basic computer and work processing skills.

Graduation requirements and professional learning unit requirements for administrators at the

state level should help PHS in meeting this objective.

Efforts will continue to secure additional funding through varied local, state, and federal

programs and sources for the purchase of emerging technologies and the maintenance of current

technologies. The use of iPads and ereaders as classroom learning tools will be encouraged.

Interactive teaching technology will become familiar in classrooms.

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Goal 3: Technology Professional Development


Plainview School teachers and administrators benefit from high quality, research-based

professional development and supports necessary to achieve local, state, and national

standards and courses of study.



80-100% of our teachers, administrators, and school staff participate in and benefit from research-

based professional development opportunities through various means. The system has two full-time

technology coaches which provide high quality professional development to the schools and the

district and mentor integrated technology in the classrooms. Online professional development is

available through eLearning and other sources provided by the school system and state department.

An annual technology fair is provided to demonstrate and introduce new innovative technologies to

all staff at the district level.

100% of all teachers and administrators have equitable access to professional leave which will

enable them to attend professional development activities within the district and off-site.

Reimbursement is provided for all expenses incurred to attend local, state, and national technology

workshops and conferences. Other incentives are provided to encourage teachers to share their

training with fellow faculty.

100% of administrators use leadership and teacher focus groups to evaluate data before providing

technology professional development opportunities.


performance:

STI PD records

School technology plans

IMPACT surveys

Local school focus groups School budgets

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following ways.


3.1 Teachers, administrators, and school staff are provided high quality, research-based, job-

embedded, technology professional development that is aligned with local, state, and national

standards and course of study content standards.

3.2 Teachers and administrators are provided with adequate resources (such as release time,

compensation, reimbursement, materials, etc.) to enable their participation in professional

development opportunities within the district and off-site.

3.3 Administrators use a variety of evaluation data to make decisions related to technology

professional development.


Teachers are not satisfied with offerings and opportunities for professional development and

some are not able to fulfill requirements for professional development hours. The majority of

faculty members depend on meeting these requirements within school and district offerings.

Hopefully, the local technology fair will be re-established to acquaint teachers with emerging

classroom technology tools and their uses. Meanwhile, technology conferences are being held

closer to home during the summer.

Future plans will focus on encouraging teachers to participate in online professional

development through sources such as Alabama’s eLearning classes provided by the ALSDE.

Teachers will also be using online resources introduced in workshops to learn more about the

Common Core State Standards and the College and Career Readiness Standards and put them

into place in the curriculum. Training will also be provided for teachers in grades 7-12 in use of

the iPads for teaching. Little funding will be available for professional development.

A main objective at Plainview is to increase technology integration with scientifically research-

based programs while improving student achievement. Upcoming professional development

will be planned with this objective in mind as teachers become more comfortable with the new

CCRS requirements and with ever-changing technology developments.

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Goal 4: Expanding Opportunities through Technology


All Plainview School students, teachers, and administrators will have access to the

appropriate technology resources and infrastructure necessary to support teaching, leading,

and learning.



100% equitable access to equipment, infrastructure, and technology resources in a safe and secure

environment is provided for Plainview stakeholders. The networks perform seamlessly and are

available to all. Equipment available includes digital cameras, scanners, printers, digital projectors

or TV displays, up-to-date computers, document cameras, clickers, interactive whiteboard

projection systems, student response systems, and wireless connections for digital tablets and

interactive teaching tablets.

The district provides adequate technology staffing to all students, teachers, and administrators.

Websites are created and maintained at all local schools, as well as at the district level to

communicate with parents, community, students and colleagues. Each classroom teacher maintains

an up-to-date webpage for communicating with students and parents.


performance:

InformationNow Home

School inventory

Technology budgets

Stakeholder focus groups

School technology plan

Surveys

Observations

School and teacher web pages

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following ways. Current Objectives (Goal 4) Objective Description

4.1 Instructional spaces, library media centers, and administrative offices have sufficient network

bandwidth to support the learning, communication, and administrative goals of the district.

4.2 Districts have implemented the required internet security tools to enable teachers,

administrators, and students convenient, useful, and safe access to the internet.

4.4 Schools will have a sufficient ratio of technology tools available to support the learning,

communication, and administrative goals of the district.

4.6 The district provides a sufficient ratio of technical staff to support student, teacher, and

administrator technology use.

4.8 Districts and schools will create and maintain websites as vehicles for communicating to

parents, the community, and extending school resources to students outside of the school day.

Plainview School is on Level 4 for Goal 4.

The district is responsible for maintaining the current levels of network support and making

upgrades as future developments in the technological world require. Plainview School will

depend on this to continue. Personnel in the technology department are also provided by the

district. A future goal, and a much-needed one, is to provide technology coaches who will aid

with professional development, and mentoring and guidance in integrating technology into the

curriculum. Recent upgrades such as bandwidth expansion, wireless connectivity, campus re-

wiring of the LAN, installation of more sub-stations are in place. These provide a more secure

network and faster access to the web. A state-of-the-art campus-wide surveillance system is in

place. New computers have been secured, including thirty computers for the projects computer

lab. Wireless, interactive teaching pads have been placed in all core-subject classrooms.

Document cameras were made available to classrooms and may also be checked out of the

media centers for classroom use.

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Budget

*Special Note: This should correlate and be included in your action plan.

NO LOCAL EXPENDITURE RECORDS WERE AVAILABLE

SINCE MOST 2012-2013 FUNDING WAS FROM E-RATE,

AND OTHER SYSTEM RESOURCES.

This information is not available at the local school level.

Expenditures for 2012-2013 Expenditures

Additional Computers .........................................................................

Upgrades to Hardware and Software .................................................

Printers and Printer Supplies ...............................................................

Alarm Monitoring Expenses ...............................................................

Accelerated Reading Maintenance ......................................................

Staff Development ..............................................................................

Teaching Materials, Software, Fees ...................................................

Vocational Programs Technology Purchases………………………..

TOTAL

Estimated Local Resources for 2013-2014 Revenue

Local Fund-raisers ................................................................ 2,000.00

Local Fee Collection ......................................................... 1,500.00

Distance Learning Lab………………………………....….50,000.00

Teacher Out-of-Pocket .......................................................... 3,000.00

Title I ................................................................................... 30,000.00

Vocational Programs Technology Purchases ...................... 10,000.00

TOTAL $ 96,500.00

Planned Expenditures for 2013-2014 Expenditures

New Equipment……………………………………………75,000.00

New Software…………………………………………….. 2,000.00

Upgrades and Maintenance to Software ……………………5,000.00

Printers and Printer Supplies………………………………. .3,000.00

Alarm Monitoring Expenses……………………………… 2,000.00

Vocational Programs Equipment and Software……………..9,500.00

TOTAL $ 96,500.00

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Action Plan

Using the needs identified above, develop an Action Plan that will address the deficiencies for the following objectives with a minimum of three objectives of the school’s choice per goal. Schools

may elect to address all objectives. Use the chart below to develop this Action Plan to remediate the objectives you have chosen. All objectives should remain in the school plan from year to year,

affording schools the opportunity to address additional objectives in the future.

Goal #1: Plainview School students, teachers, and administrators will effectively use technology as an integrated tool for teaching, leading, and learning to master local, state, and national standards.

Objective Indicators(s)

Current Status Current Status Discussion

(Describe how you determined your current status

– what was used, evaluation, reasoning, etc.)

1.1 Students meet the Technology

Literacy Content Standards found in

Alabama's Technology Course of Study.

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

1.2 Students regularly make use of

current and emerging technology in the

learning process.

Survey questions 1-5

Classroom observations

Lesson plan reviews

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

Results of the 2012 IMPACT survey indicate that more than half of the teachers make at least monthly use of

classroom time for computer use by students. About 50% of the respondents, however, rarely or never make use

of data-capture equipment or software which would require students to analyze and/or organize data. Very few

teachers require students to use computers for writing assignments and class presentations. Lesson plans and

walk-throughs support this finding.

1.3 Teachers meet local, state, and

national technology standards.

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

1.4 Teachers effectively and equitably map instructional technologies to

specific content standards and levels of

student learning.

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

1.5 Teachers appropriately and regularly

assign learning activities that integrate

the use of technology tools.


Classroom observations

Lesson plan reviews

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

Results of the 2012 IMPACT survey indicate that at least 70% of the teachers plan activities which use technology

to support, integrate, or teach the lesson once a week or more. The weakest areas for incorporating technology

into lessons are in inquiry-based learning, decision-making, and collecting and evaluating information.

1.6 Teachers model the appropriate use

of technology tools and resources

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

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1.7 Teachers use technology to gather

and analyze data for improving student

achievement.

Survey question 16

Lesson plan reviews

Data meetings

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

As indicated on the 2012 IMPACT survey, about 89% of the teachers taking the survey use computer technology

to collect data and monitor students’ progress at least once a month, with 36% indicating they do so daily.

1.8 Educators use technology to

communicate with stakeholders at the

local, district, and state level.


Focus groups

Observation

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

Survey question 23 in 2012 indicated that PHS faculty is collectively strong (86%) in using technology to

communicate with peers. Response to questions 21 and 22 show that teachers are weak (less than 20%) in

communicating with students and parents via technology. This is lower than the previous year’s results. Many

teachers maintain a classroom webpage to inform students and parents of assignments, but few use email, blogs,

etc. for communication. Social networking sites were used by a few teachers to make announcements

1.9 Administrators meet local, state, and national standards.

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

1.10 Administrators use technology to

gather and analyze data to assess

instructional effectiveness and monitor student achievement.

Contact with administrators

INOWOffice records

Surveys Data meetings

Observations

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

Local school surveys, data meetings, and walk-throughs prove that principals, counselors, and others in leadership

roles are familiar with student test scores and monitoring reports through their use of online tracking programs and

locally maintained data bases. Administrators acknowledge their findings in meetings with faculty members.

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Goal #2: Plainview School students, teachers, and administrators will benefit from a broad range of educational opportunities and resources through the use of technology.



(Describe how you determined your current status

– what was used, evaluation, reasoning, etc.)

2.1 Educators foster and nurture an

environment that supports innovative

uses of technology.

Budgets

Technology inventory

Interviews

STI PD

Observations

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

Budgets show support for technology at PHS. Faculty members are encouraged to use technology

in the classroom. Elementary teachers often integrate online and Power Point resources into the

teaching of reading. Faculty members are willing to spend funds available to them to expand and to

maintain technology in their classrooms.

2.2 Technology resources are provided

to support the learning and technology needs of the school and community.


Lesson plan reviews School and teacher web pages

Technology inventory

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

According to the 2012 survey, 80% of teachers use web-based and non-web-based computer

resources and applications to gain information and to plan lessons once a month or more. Textbooks have web-related resources available to both teachers and students for lessons and learning activities.

School Messenger is used throughout the year to contact parents for announcements. The school

web page contains daily lunch menus and other information which stakeholders consult regularly.

Classroom web pages are linked to the school web page for easy access.

2.3 Distance learning opportunities are

provided to enhance learning and access

to curriculum content.

Survey questions 28 and 29

Teacher and student schedules

Lesson plan reviews

PLATO and AR management reports IXL Math logs and reports

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

IMPACT 2012 survey question 28 shows that 61% of the teachers did not participate in an online

distance learning activity in the past year. Few PHS faculty members are trained to administer

online learning classes from the state online programs. Students are given online learning

opportunities with PLATO for credit recovery and ACCESS distance learning for enrichment and dual enrollment. Elementary students use web-based Accelerated Reader quizzes and

pearsonsuccess.net reading assessment materials regularly. IXL Math, Destiny Library Manager,

the AVL, and other resources are often integrated in assignments through the business lab and

computer applications classes.

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Goal #3: Plainview School teachers and administrators benefit from high quality, research-based professional development and supports necessary to achieve local, state, and national standards and

courses of study.



(Describe how you determined your current status – what was used, evaluation,

reasoning, etc.)

3.1 Teachers, administrators and school

staff are provided high quality, research-

based, job-embedded, technology

professional development that is aligned

with local, state, and national standards and course of study content standards.

STI PD

Focus groups

School IMPACT survey

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

Some teachers were required to attend training sessions throughout the year. Departmental teachers

met to design pacing guides. There was a technology component in each of these meetings. Funding

was provided by the district for these meetings when needed. Campus training sessions in

technology were provided as requested. Information was given to faculty members relative to

summer workshops and conferences. Very little funding was provided for professional development.

3.2 Teachers and administrators are provided with adequate resources (such

as release time, compensation,

reimbursement, materials, etc.) to enable

their participation in professional

development opportunities within the

district and off-site.

Survey questions 30-32 SIT PD

Budgets

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

Responses in past years have been negative, indicating teachers do not believe they have been given sufficient resources to allow them to attend professional training sessions. On-site workshops were

planned to accommodate teacher schedules when possible. Funding was provided to some faculty

members for professional development during a workday, but State funding was lost and off-site

workshops were no longer provided. Professional Development opportunities from the State were

online and teachers were given time to participate whenever feasible.

3.3 Administrators use a variety of

evaluation data to make decisions

related to technology professional development.

Technology plan

Committee meetings on campus

Survey question 33

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

Over 50% of the faculty (in 2012) respondents believed professional development is only minimally

provided to meet teacher needs. This is an improvement from some years. Campus leaders

examine available data such as DIBELS, AHSGE, and ARMT scores to help plan professional development throughout the year. Efforts are made to incorporate technology which will benefit

learners, improve student achievement, and aid managerial tasks for teachers. However, little

emphasis was placed on this need as there was no funding to support it. New assessment software,

Global Scholar, is now being provided from the state and system level, and end-of-course tests will

be in place in the coming year.

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Goal #4: Plainview School students, teachers, and administrators will have access to the appropriate technology resources and infrastructure necessary to support teaching, leading, and learning.



(Describe how you determined your current status – what was used, evaluation,

reasoning, etc.)

4.1 Instructional spaces, library media centers, and administrative offices have

sufficient network bandwidth to support

the learning, communication and

administrative goals of the district.

100% of instructional spaces… 100% of library media centers…

100% of administrative offices…

have sufficient network bandwidth as

determined by local technology infrastructure

audits and as reported in annual local

technology plan updates

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

Instructional spaces, the media center, and administrative offices have sufficient bandwidth to support minimal learning, communication, and administrative goals of the district.. Online testing

times put a real strain on the bandwidth. Telecommunication resources are constantly monitored for

upgrades because of the increased demands from programs that are being used. Wireless

connectivity is in place, but the bandwidth is still not sufficient to fill all needs.

4.2 Districts have implemented the

required Internet security tools to enable teachers, administrators, and students

convenient, useful, and safe access to

the Internet.

100% of students…

100% of teachers… 100% of administrators…

use Internet security tools and safeguards, and

abide by the district’s Acceptable Use Policy.

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

All staff members as well as students are held accountable to the district’s Acceptable Use Policy.

The district monitors all federal mandated internet security regulations and holds the administration accountable for staff and student compliance to these regulations. Students and faculty have access

to the district’s Acceptable Use Policy online and are encouraged to abide by the rules. The

“whitelist” security was added at mid-year to keep devices brought into the school off the network.

4.3 Schools will have a sufficient

number of Internet-enabled computers

and the infrastructure necessary to

support learning, communication, and


4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

4.4 Schools will have a sufficient ratio

of technology tools available to support

the learning, communication, and


The ratio of students to:

Document cameras: 39.3:1

Computers: 2.4:1

Digital projectors or TV displays 16.7:1

iPads: 26.2:1

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

PHS will continue to work on integration of peripherals into the curriculum. Printers, computers and

projectors are adequate in number. More iPads and document cameras are needed. Limited funds

are available for repairs and printer supplies.

4.5 District technology budgets

represent at least 5% of each district's

total budget.

These objectives are addressed

only at the district level.

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

4.6 District provides a sufficient ratio of

technical staff to support student, teacher, and administrator technology

use.

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

4.7 The district provides a sufficient

ratio of persons to support teachers and

administrators in their efforts to achieve

technology competency and to integrate technology into the curriculum.

This objective is addressed

only at the district level.

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

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4.8 Districts and schools will create and

maintain websites as vehicles for

communicating to parents, the

community, and extending school

resources to students outside of the school day.

Is there evidence of maintained and

updated school website:

YES NO

School actively uses websites (as part of

district websites) that are designed to communicate to parents, the community,

and student users: YES NO

4 = 80%-100%

3 = 60%-79%

2 = 30%-59%

1 = 0%-29%

Plainview School has an up-to-date website maintained throughout the year. Announcements,

calendars, sports schedules, menus, and other information are provided for all stakeholders. A

Facebook social media page is used and kept updated. Destiny Library Manager is available on the

web and a library web page is in place. All contain vital links students can follow in completing

school assignments. INOW Home provides up-to-date announcements to students’ homes in

addition to making grades and attendance records available to parents. All teachers have been trained to build and maintain a web page for parent and student use. School Messenger has been

fully implemented to contact homes of students as needed throughout the year.

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Summary of Action Plan

Using the goals and objectives identified above, develop an Action Plan that will address the deficiencies for the objectives.

Use the table below to develop this Action Plan to remediate the objectives you have chosen.

Title Description Dates Goals Obj. Budget

Category

Budget

Source

Budget

Amt

Notes

New

Computers

and

Digital

Devices

Provide new tablet computers to replace those in the

distance learning lab. Provide more iPads and

introduce ereaders on a limited basis in some

classrooms.

08/01/13–

04/30/14

2

2.1

2.2

Hardware

Donations

Local School

Funds

Title Federal

Funds

Grants

$50,000

Available

October 2013

Peripherals

Provide increased bandwidth and speed throughout

the campus. Align purchases with the technology

plan as needs are demonstrated to enhance student

achievement through technology integration.

08/01/13 –

01/30/14

1

2

4

1.2

2.1

2.2

4.1

4.4

Hardware

Software

Grants

Title Federal

Funds

Donations

Local School

Funds

Erate Funds

$25,000 Available

October 2013

Maintenance Maintain existing equipment, replacing and repairing

parts as needed. Supply ink and toner for printers

throughout the campus. Maintain campus-wide

software and security systems.

10/01/13 –

09/30/14

2

4

2.1

4.1

4.3

Hardware

Software

Supplies

Donations

Local School

Funds

Title Federal

Funds

Grants

$ 5,000 As needed and

as funds are

available

Student and

Teacher

Schedules

Provide students with daily schedules which will

accommodate online learning while on campus,

especially in using the ACCESS learning lab and in

teaching keyboarding skills in elementary grades.

Train key personnel to make full use of the ACCESS

learning lab. Re-establish seventh grade keyboarding

classes.

08/01/13 –

05/30/14

2 2.3 NA NA -0- NA

Professional

Development

Encourage all faculty members to take online

professional development which will provide them

with new skills and confidence in integrating

technology into their lesson plans. Adequately train

faculty in the use of newly acquired hardware and

software, such as Destiny Library Manager and the

student assessment program, and to become more

aware of the CCS and CCRS resources.

08/01/13 –

05/30/14

1

3

4

1.2

3.1

3.2

4.2

NA. NA -0- NA

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