Moving into the 21st

Century

Agenda

• Introduction

• Explanation of Key Areas

• Campus STaR Chart Results

• Statewide results

• Summary and Conclusion

The Texas STaR Chart

(STaR – School Technology and Readiness)

The STaR Chart is an online

resource tool for self-assessment

of your campus’ and districts’

efforts to effectively integrate

technology across the curriculum.

STaR Chart Key Areas

The following will be a brief

overview of the key areas covered

in the STaR Chart online tool. To

get a more in-depth explanation of

the STaR Chart and its purpose

and to get statewide and

campus/district reports click on

the following link:

http://starchart.esc12.net/

Teaching and Learning

• Roles of teacher and learner must change

• Students can no longer be passive recipients of

instruction, but they must become active participants

in the learning process.

• Students must determine credibility of sources.

• Students must collaboratively construct, use, and

communicate knowledge.

• Learning and teaching must focus on connections to

students’ lives.

Educator Preparation and

Development

• There needs to be a retooling of the existing

professional core of the educational system.

• We must secure time, resources, and effective models

for educator professional development.

• There must be a change of supporting the move from

traditional schooling to 21st

century education.

• There will be an increase in need for teacher and

administrators due to the “baby boomer” retirements

and increased student population.

Leadership, Administration,

and Instructional Support

• Vision-building, administrator commitment, and skilled

leadership play a pivotal role in success.

• A significant challenge is upon us to provide visionary

school leadership with background needed to lead and

nurture change.

• Rapid change makes it impossible for one individual to

handle. There must be collaborative teams for ongoing

planning.

• Leaders must model effective use of technologies as

well as articulate clear expectations for faculty and

staff.

Infrastructure for

Technology

• Campuses must have robust connectivity and tools

needed to integrate technology into the teaching and

learning process.

• Infrastructure capacity must support promising

practices.

• Infrastructure must continue to be updated to

incorporate new and emerging technologies.

• Infrastructure is the critical element which supports

all other key areas.

STaR Chart Ratings

There are four levels of progress within the rating

system of the Texas STaR Chart. A school is rated in

each key area at a stage of Early

Technology, Developing Technology, Advanced

Technology, or Target Technology.

The following slide will show El Campo Middle School’s

ratings in each key area from the 2007-2008 STaR

Chart to the 2008-2009 STaR Chart.

El Campo Middle School

Key Area Key Area Total

Teaching and Learning 2007-2008 14

2008-2009 13

Educator Preparation 2007-2008 13

and Development 2008-2009 11

Leadership, Administration 2007-2008 16

and Instructional Support 2008-2009 14

Infrastructure for 2007-2008 18

Technology 2008-2009 15

Concerns

We have concerns as to why the

faculty feels we are going down in

all areas.

These concerns must be addressed

through our site-based decision

making team and goals must be

set to turn our campus back in the

right direction.

Statewide Averages for

2007-2008

3.9

69.7

25.5

0.9Teaching and Learning

Early Tech

Developing Tech

Advanced Tech

Target Tech

5.4

74.2

19.9

0.6Educator Preparation

Early Tech

Developing Tech

Advanced Tech

Target Tech

2

4945.5

3.6Admin. and Support

Early Tech

Developing Tech

Advanced Tech

Target Tech

1.2

34.9

57.2

6.7Infrastructure

Early Tech

Developing Tech

Advanced Tech

Target Tech

Statewide Averages

Statewide averages show the majority of

schools in the developing stage in three of

the key areas and one area in the advanced

stage.

At present our campus is showing the same

scenario as the state. In 2006-2007 and

2007-2008; however, we were also advanced

in Leadership, Admin., Instructional Support.

Conclusions

The Texas STaR Chart is a valuable tool that

we must begin to use in our Site-base

Decision Making Team and Campus

Improvement Plan to make sure ECMS is

moving the right direction into the

21st

Century.

Target TechAdvanced

TechDeveloping

TechEarly Tech