Appoquinimink school district
- 1. Appoquinimink School District 2009 – 2012 E-Rate Technology Plan http://www.apposchooldistrict.com/
- 3. District Vision Core Elements Goals and Strategies for Using Technology to Improve Education Professional Development Strategy Assessment of Services, Hardware, and Software Budget – Revenues Budget – Expenditures Evaluation Success Measures NCLB Requirements Conclusion
- 4. District Vision By 2012, we envision that: • Instructional technology strategy will be tightly coordinated with the district’s academic needs; • Technologies supporting international education goals will be more prevalent; • The district will have a strong, secure IT infrastructure that supports instructional and operational needs; • Targeted high-quality professional development will be easily available to teachers.
- 5. Core Elements of the Plan: Goals and Strategies for Using Technology to Improve Education • Strengthen our capacity to enhance education through interactive multimedia technologies • Employ technologies to develop the creative and collaborative skills essential to success • Tightly integrate our technology direction with our efforts in international education • Continue to work toward our district’s Technology Implementation Standards • Cultivate alternative sources of technology support such as students and volunteers • Provide high quality, targeted professional development
- 6. Core Elements of the Plan: Professional Development Strategy • Administer training needs assessment (LoTI) • Train/orient 100% of new teachers • Train school technology coordinators • Provide training on: ▫ Instructional software ▫ Personal productivity software ▫ Technology integration ▫ Multimedia ▫ New technologies • Assist schools in acquiring and implementing outside trainers as needed
- 7. Core Elements of the Plan: Assessment of Services, Hardware, and Software • Hardware types and student-to-computer ratios • Software for all content areas as well as assistive and adaptive technologies • District technology staff conduct rolling needs assessment through: ▫ Walk throughs ▫ Inventory documents ▫ Meeting with administrators and teachers • Implementation Standards Worksheet is reviewed with school technology committees at least twice per year and updated. Telephone and video technologies are assessed in this process as are training needs
- 8. Core Elements of the Plan: Budget – Revenues staff units other local funds federal projects state tech grant FY 2012 FY 2011 e-rate FY 2010 local tax match local referenda 0 100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000600,000
- 9. Core Elements of the Plan: Budget – Expenditures staff other contracts telecom service contracts professional development FY 2012 FY 2011 software FY 2010 equipment maintenance hardware/peripherals 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000
- 10. Core Elements of the Plan: Evaluation against these success measures • Hardware is present, installed and in good working order, and computer labs are in place and in service • LoTI results indicate technology use supports increased higher-order thinking and engaged learning • Standards worksheets indicate more standards achieved by 2012 • Resources available • Logs indicate that student helpers and parent volunteers are engaged in assisting with technology • Tracking system indicates that professional development in these areas was offered and utilized
- 11. NCLB Requirements • Federal funds from Title II Part D will be used to increase student achievement; • District monitors equitable allocations of hardware, software, and funds; • District reviews relevant research from a variety of sources and regularly updates needs assessment and PD offerings based on LoTI and other indicators; • Ongoing process of technology integration; • Student access to innovative programs and courses; • Technology and parent trainings help to promote more parent involvement
- 12. Conclusion Appoquinimink’s district technology plan for 2009-2012 has built upon the plans of previous years providing for supplemental development of the infrastructure, upgrades in hardware, updated software, and high quality targeted professional development, in order to meet the needs of diverse learners along with furthering the development of innovative uses of technology in relationship to 21st century skills and knowledge. Resource: Appoquinimink School District E-Rate Technology Plan, 2009-2012