EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLAN

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Please select a topic from the following index:

Awareness and Training
Equipment/Software
Preparing Students for the Future
Equity
Integration of Curriculum/Technology
Networking
Facilities

In order to address the needs identified by the assessment process, we propose that the following seven items be implemented.

Provide ongoing technical and awareness training for district staff for current and future technology.

A) Establish a district objective which addresses the development of skills in technology and integration of technology in the instructional program.
B) Develop a progressive, long-term district technology training plan in support of the instructional program.
C) Coordinate staff development in technology with the state framework cycles.
D) Make use of available training and demonstration centers
E) Establish a staff position and select a curriculum specialist with technological expertise.
F) Create a flexible cycle of training to accommodate employees' schedules and work calendars.
G) Provide a site-based network of peer support, with at least one person at each site identified as the site technology contact.
H) Provide technical training/support concurrent with equipment acquisition and installation.
I) Provide adequate resource assistance to ensure ongoing training.
J) Rewrite all job descriptions to recognize the desirability of technology skills necessary to perform the job effectively.
K) Reward and recognize staff who demonstrate the effective use of technology in their classrooms.

Provide appropriate state-of-the-art equipment and software to maximize student learning and staff productivity.

A) Identify and acquire appropriate technology as new curriculum is implemented and frameworks/standards are adopted. (This would be a school site mandate.)
B) Identify recommended integrated technology systems to be available at sites. (See models in the addendum.)
C) Establish a plan for the maintenance, repair, replacement, up-grading, and up-dating of technology equipment.
D) Establish interface compatibility guidelines for the selection and acquisition of technology.

Classroom and Library/Media Center Models

E) Provide each classroom teacher with a multi-media-capable workstation, which would include a computer, printer, overhead projector, laserdisc player, TV and VCR and monitor.
F) Provide presentation technology equipment to each library/media center to include the above, with the additional of a liquid crystal display unit. (LCD)
G) Provide networking to each classroom for trhe purpose of email, file transfer and Internet access.
H) Provide an automated information and management system in all school libraries, which may include electronic catalog, CD ROM resources, and Internet access.
I) Provide capacity for technology in the design of new facilities
J) Provide each administrative area with copiers, networked computers, printers, and fax machines
K) Provide adequate telecommunications capacities at each site
L) Establish a process to evaluate and select software for administrative use which facilitates the exchange of information among all sites.

Prepare all district graduates technologically for the twenty-first century.

A) Enable students and teachers to use new technologies and make the connection among information technology, careers, and problem-solving.
B) Provide student access to technology for enrichment, assistance, and support of regular classroom curriculum before, during, and after school.
C) Provide opportunities for secondary students to use technology in preparation for the school to career transition, including college and career exploration.

Provide equal access to technology for students and staff.

A) Provide models to guide the distribution of technology in schools.
B) Seek outside funding for the acquisition of technology for schools.
C) Give a high priority to integrating technology into the curriculum so that students in all schools have access
D) Increase opportunities for students and staff to use school-owned equipment such ascomputers and other technology at home including access during non-school hours.
E) Increase opportunities for students to electronically access school information resources during non-school hours.

Integrate instructional technology into the district curriculum, classroom instruction, and staff development activities.

A) Establish student learning standards, benchmarks and assessment at all grade levels for educational technology.
B) Establish a process to evaluate and purchase instructional software which supports the curriculum frameworks and adoption cycles.
C) Use multimedia presentation strategies to model the integration of technology in the curriculum.
D) Establish standards for an automated library/textbook information and management system which meets the needs of all schools.
E) Make the "use of technology" an integral part of curriculum implementation.

Provide a district-wide network to connect school sites, classrooms, and homes.

A) Provide appropriate access for all staff to District-wide integrated information.
B) Provide electronic mail, bulletin boards, and Internet access.
C) Establish interface compatibility guidelines for selection and acquisition of technology. (LAN/WAN district standards exist.)
D) Provide personnel to train site representatives in the use, management, and maintenance of the district-level network.

Develop a plan to provide the capability for modern technology in all district facilities.