Technology Plan Committee Meeting for 2011-2014

Old Tech Plan 2008-2011

• Most Goals were met before the beginning of current school year

• The leadership committee determined:

• we could not successfully implement the goals

• the goals were no longer aligned to the vision of the District

Current Technology Needs

• Decided to focus on the technology needs of each building

• These needs were identified by building level technology committees

Current Technology Needs

• Elementary buildings and Kindergarten requested more student computers

• Technology Director worked all year to collected PCs from around the district

• Updated hardware

• Streamlined software

• Some of these computers have already been placed in classrooms

Current Technology Needs

• Lee Hunter

• Requested another assessment scanner

• Kindergarten no longer needed theirs so the scanner was transferred to Lee Hunter

Current Technology Needs

• K - 4

• Several Palms used for literacy assessments were at the end of their life

• The 5th & 6th Grade had a few Palms that they no longer needed and graciously gave them up for the K - 4 assessments

Current Technology Needs

• Lee Hunter and 5th & 6th Grade

• Lab printers were consistently jamming

• These printers were replaced with other printers from elsewhere in the district

Current Technology Needs

• Math & Science Center

• Teacher computers were not sufficient for instructional needs and level of classroom technology

• These computers were upgraded to help alleviate that issue.

Current Technology Needs

• Network Logins

• All students from grades 5 through 12 now have network logins

• A process was put into place in each of the secondary buildings to add new student logins as well as assist students who have forgotten their login information.

• Generic student logins at the secondary level were discontinued

Grants• $150,000 in eMINTS Year 2 funds

were received for the 5th & 6th grade.

• Trained 5 new teachers in eMINTS

• Installed SMARTBoards and projectors in Special Education and remedial classrooms.

• Created 31 eMINTS classrooms over last 3 years

Grants• $75,000 in ARRA funds were

received for the High School.

• Data Team project through eMINTS

• Purchased:

• 2 LCD projectors

• 3 sets of eInstruction clickers

• laptops for teachers in the Team

Grants• $22,000 in ARRA funds for

Professional Development throughout the District

• 20 teachers will take an online course

• This course will be through eLearning for Educators

• Each teacher will receive their choice of an iPad or Netbook to assist them in their coursework

New Tech Plan 2011-14• DESE made some changes:

• Plan must be submitted through ePeGs and not paper

• Mission statement must be specific to technology

• No longer have TFAs

• Each objective must be measurable

TFA 1: Student Learning

Goal 1: Student Performance

ePeGs goal

Goal 1

• Objective 1: Increase the number of students in 8th grade that are technology literate

Goal 1Objective 1

• Strategy 1: Provide more opportunities for students K-8 to use technology

• Action Steps:

• Weekly computer classes for K-4 students

• Alternative course for Junior High students

Goal 1Objective 1

• Strategy 2: Take a portfolio approach to documenting technology proficiency

• Action Steps

• Clearly define “technology literacy” and “technology proficiency”

• Track data for every student at the end of each year to note progress towards proficiency

• Transition the existing 6th grade literacy course to a standards-based portfolio assessment

Goal 1

• Objective 2: Increase digital citizenship of high school students

Goal 1Objective 2

• Strategy 1: Make students aware of digital citizenship

• Action Steps:

• Show NetSmartz videos during Advisory class

• Create a digital citizenship unit of study for Advisory class

Goal 1

• Objective 3: Technology will be used in the classroom to support student learning

Goal 1Objective 3

• Strategy 1: More eMINTS classrooms

• Action Steps:

• Continued support of existing eMINTS classrooms

• Seek funding to create additional eMINTS classrooms

• Junior High

• High School

• Seek funding to purchase LCD projectors and SMART Boards for all elementary classrooms

TFA 2: Teacher Preparation

Goal 2: Highly Qualified Staff

ePeGs goal

Goal 2

• Objective 1: Provide PD for teachers and administrators

Goal 2Objective 1

• Strategy 1: Use technology to more effectively track each staff member’s professional development

• Action Steps:

• Find/create a PD tracking system

• Use system reporting to evaluate the amount, frequency, and distribution of PD across the district

• Analyze system data to evaluate and plan district PD

Goal 2Objective 1

• Strategy 2: Develop a system of courses to offer staff

• Action Steps:

• Develop courses based on survey of staff needs

• Offer face-to-face and alternate delivery courses

• Determine what incentives can be offered for course completion

Goal 2Objective 1

• Strategy 3: Develop teachers’ instructional abilities

• Action Steps:

• Academic Leaders and Coaches become Cognitive Coaching certified

• Implement Professional Learning Communities

TFA 4: Resource Distribution

TFA 5: Technical Support

Goal 3: Facilities, Support, and Instructional

ResourcesePeGs goal

Goal 3

• Objective 1: Secure, yet open technology access for all

Goal 3Objective 1

• Strategy 1: Allow personal mobile devices on campuses and provide wireless access

• Action Steps:

• Update policies and procedures

• Educate staff on how to incorporate student devices into instruction

• Expand wireless to all buildings on all campuses

Goal 2Objective 1

• Strategy 2: Keep existing technology in good working order

• Action Steps:

• Replace district computers in all buildings as funding allows

• Replace batteries in student laptops

• Upgrade network throughput to all campuses

Goal 2Objective 1

• Strategy 3: Increase the number of after school clubs related to STEM(science, technology, engineering, math)

• Action Steps:

• Find sponsors

• Find funding

• Offer more STEM courses at SCTC if possible

TFA 3: Administration

Goal 4: Parent and Community Involvement

ePeGs goal

Goal 5: Governance

Goal 4

• Objective 1: Enhance communication between teachers, parents, students, and community

Goal 4Objective 1

• Strategy 1: Use SISK12

• Action Steps:

• All teachers will keep online gradebooks current for parent viewing

• Increase teacher use of communication abilities in SIS for notification of assignments and events

• Continued use of SIS-Call

Goal 4Objective 1

• Strategy 2: Explore new ways to communicate

• Action Steps:

• Allow and encourage social networking tools; develop policies for safe and appropriate use of such tools

• Explore school sponsored student email accounts

• Explore ways to give staff members access to the email server on personal devices

• Implement a notification and alert system for emergencies

Goal 4Objective 1

• Strategy 3: Expand use of SharePoint for in-district communication

• Action Steps:

• Reorganize and update SharePoint

• Increase staff use of SharePoint in an effort to be more “green”

• Expand Student SharePoint beyond eMINTS classrooms for students to turn in electronic files to teachers

ePeGs goal

Goal 5: Governance

Goal 5

• Objective 1: Provide leadership in using technology for learning

Goal 5Objective 1

• Strategy 1: Provide opportunities for all staff members to learn how to integrate technology

• Action Steps:

• Software and hardware training

• Technology staff will participate in all district curriculum initiatives

• Technology training will focus less on tools and more on teaching and learning