RATIONALE FOR TECHNOLOGY PLAN

A technology plan will make the connection between our educational mission and the technology being installed in the classrooms.

It will define the systems needed to support the technology.

It is a description of what our school will look like when the plan is implemented.

PLANNING TEAM

Superintendent & School Board

Technology Steering

Committee

School Technology Team

• 1 Administrator• 2 Certified Teachers• 1 Classified Employee• 1 Parent/Community

Member

PROCESS DESCRIPTION

The assessment phase Provides an assessment of current technology

resources and behaviors for using those resources effectively.

Includes developing support systems, creating an acceptable use policy, and conducting grade-level planning for curriculum integration (not just classroom planning).

Formulation Phase

The formulation phase

The primary product of the formulation phase is a detailed specification of training requirements, budgets and timelines for approved projects.

Implementation Phase

The implementation phase

This phase uses the project specifications developed in the formulation phase to guide the projects to completion. Acceptance criteria developed in the formulation phase will be used to make sure specifications are maintained and work is complete.

Vision Statement

As described in the overall mission of the Boise Public Schools, the purpose of education is to prepare students to be productive and caring adults. Within this context, we believe that technology is a tool for learning that expands our instructional repertoire and is the vehicle that maximizes the capacity of all teachers and learners. It is the vision of Boise Public Schools that students be engaged in a stimulating academic environment and a challenging curriculum that is student-centered and focused on inquiry-based learning.

PLAN GOALS/OBJECTIVE

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GOAL 1: All students and educators will have equitable and effective access to technology during and beyond the school day.

GOAL 2: In order to enhance the impact of technology on student performance, all educators will improve mastery and integration of educational technology.

GOAL 3: Provide appropriate and timely technical support to achieve effective integration of educational technology.

GOAL 4: All students will become proficient users of technology.

Goal 1 Objectives

1.1 Connect all classrooms to the network and provide classroom technology to meet the current district standard.

1.2 Enable easy, seamless, secure connection to the network from all access points.

1.3 Establish and annually review technology standards.

1.4 Establish a business continuance plan to ensure continued access to educational and administrative resources.

1.5 Create and maintain public/private (community) partnerships to enhance the effective access to technology during and beyond the school day.

Goal 2 Objectives

2.1 Develop and deliver standards-based staff development.

2.2 Utilize successful schools and programs as “best practice models.”

2.3 Develop partnerships for staff development opportunities.

2.4. Ensure the district provides every opportunity for staff to improve their technical proficiency and ability to integrate the technology into the curriculum

2. 5 Enable every teacher to participate in e-learning training.

Goal 3 Objectives

3.1 Utilize and continue to enhance centralized support system.

3.2. Establish a plan to integrate data systems so that administrators and educators so that administrators and educators have the information they need to increase efficiency and improve student learning.

3.3. Use data from both administrative and instructional systems to understand relationships between decisions, allocation of resources and student achievement.

Goal 4 – Objectives

4.1 Establish student technology competency standards and use to measure student fluency.

4.2 Provide students with technology literacy skills.

4.3. Reduce the ratio of end users to computers and ensure currency of technologies.

NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Successful programs continually assess the needs, interests, and skills of their learners by conducting ongoing needs assessments. Schools should examine these assessments to identify the highest priority needs of their learners. The areas identified to assess are:

NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Professional Productivity

Student Inquiry

Integrating Technology

Professional Development and Training

STAFF DEVELOPMENT

Provides training and support strategies to ensure that staff has the appropriate competencies and continuous support needed to integrate technology into the curriculum.

Provides staff with access to professional development in the use of technology in order to prepare them to help students meet high academic standards.

Three levels of development are as follows:

STAFF DEVELOPMENT CONT..

Level One Training: Personal Proficiency

Level Two Training: Instructional Proficiency

Level Three Training: Mentor Proficiency

EVALUATION RESEARCH

Is our plan a real tool for

powerful teaching and

learning?

Do they truly

address the learning

needs of our school?

Does our technology plan

identify how technology enhances

curriculum?

Have we looked at the "whole

picture" in our district? Are the technology plan

goals closely related to the

broader goals of the district?

TIMELINE

June – select committee and

schedule meeting times and places

July – meet, lay groundwork, begin work on vision and

mission

August – assess current

technology

September – conduct needs assessment,

analyze data and make recommendations

October – establish goals and objectives

November – develop technology

action plans

January – plan implementation

schedule and evaluation methods

Feb – secure funding options, submit final

draft for internal review

March – finalize the plan and get approved by local school board

April – submit plan for state approval