Technology Strategy #10

Action Planning Team

 Jim Thompson, Matt Lynn, David Borgendale, Elaine Watson, Genevieve Uris, Vince Rossano, Roger Crowley

Date: May 1999

 

Strategy # 10:

We will provide optimal access and opportunities for the learning community, using current educational technologies.

 

ACTION PLAN # 1

SPECIFIC RESULT # 1:

There will be an ongoing technology planning process.

#	Action Steps	Assigned to	Start Date	Due Date	Completion Date
10.1.1	Form a district technology planning team which includes district staff, community members and students.
10.1.2	The team will develop a 3-year plan that includes a budget, timeline for acquisition of equipment and software and an outline of staff development.
10.1.3	The plan will be reviewed annually.

 

Key: AD Athletic Director, BD Board, BM Business Manager, C&A Curriculum & Assessment, CC Curriculum Coordinator, PLPC Personal Learning Plans Coordinator, PP Pupil Personnel Director, PR Principal, RD Recreation, S&A Standards & Assessment Committee, SDC Staff Development Committee, SP School Psychology, SU Superintendent, TC Technology Coordinator, V/PC Volunteer/Program Coordinator

SPECIFIC RESULT # 2:

Focus on learning. Use technology as an enabling force in the curriculum to provide a learning environment that produces problem-solvers and creative thinkers.

#	Action Steps	Assigned to	Start Date	Due Date	Completion Date
10.2.1	Dedicate full time staff in each school to the role of technology curriculum specialist responsible for staff development, researching and communicating best practices in enhancing instruction using technology at each school level.
10.2.2	Develop a program to recognize faculty, staff, parents, and students who create innovative ways to use technology to enhance education.
10.2.3	Provide extensive staff development to support integration of technology into curricular and instructional functions.
10.2.4	Provide regular correspondence to communicate best practices to staff (i.e. newsletters, listserve, website)
10.2.5	Encourage teachers to consider technology when planning lessons.
10.2.6	Explore distance learning opportunities as a way to enhance or expand the curriculum
10.2.7	Establish a district-wide code of ethics for computer/internet use.
10.2.8	Provide training to librarians to assist students in access and evaluation of information.

SPECIFIC RESULT # 3:

Increase efficiency in record keeping, communication, planning and other responsibilities of the educational community.

#	Action Steps	Assigned to	Start Date	Due Date	Completion Date
10.3.1	Digitize records and portfolios and Personal Learning Plans
10.3.2	Require that the following tasks be automated: Attendance Grades Meeting minutes Announcements Calendar Cataloging and circulation system in school libraries
10.3.3	Provide every teacher and/or classroom with a networked computer capable of performing the tasks in 10.2.1 and 10.2.2 efficiently and which is primarily for teacher use.
10.3.4	Provide regular communication to the educational community using vehicles such as: Newsletters Newsgroups Listserve Public and private websites (to include announcements such as school closings, special events, school and sports calendars, school lunch menus, directory of email addresses of staff, etc.)
10.3.5	Ensure that the user interface for all administrative systems have been revised to be extremely user-friendly, intuitive, and easy to use.
10.3.6	Establish a secure and reliable electronic communication system between the school and parents
10.3.7	Provide extensive staff development to support integration of technology into administrative functions
10.3.8	Establish a document retrieval system which will allow people to find indexed in-house documents.

SPECIFIC RESULT # 4:

All students and teachers in grades K-12 will master a set of core competencies.

#	Action Steps	Assigned to	Start Date	Due Date	Completion Date
10.4.1	Create a team of staff and community members to research and develop a set of core competencies and assessments.
10.4.2	Annually review core competencies to ensure that they are current
10.4.3	Determine how the core competencies are taught and assessed.

SPECIFIC RESULT # 5:

Acquire and maintain a state of the art technology infrastructure.

#	Action Steps	Assigned to	Start Date	Due Date	Completion Date
10.5.1	Complete a thorough district-wide inventory of equipment and usage.
10.5.2	Establish a set of "usage scenarios" and establish a minimum acceptable environment for each scenario.
10.5.3	Ensure that every scenario is brought up to at least the minimum acceptable environment.
10.5.4	Include technology expenditures as an annually budgeted item which is not reliant on special funding such as grants.
10.5.5	Fund technology for all areas of the curriculum.
10.5.6	Establish a budget for technology research and development.
10.5.7	Dedicate full-time staff in each school to the role of technical support.

SPECIFIC RESULT # 6:

Share our technology resources with the community.

#	Action Steps	Assigned to	Start Date	Due Date	Completion Date
10.6.1	Coordinate the resources and course offerings for the community with the Recreation Department, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, and Community College of Vermont