AIM 1: How Technology Supports High Student Performance
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Strategic Goal: (Please check.)
Every child ready for school
X Rigorous and relevant academic standards and assessment systems
for every student
X Every student masters essential knowledge and skills
X Every student graduates from high school
X Every student a life long learner and ready for work |
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Objective
1.1 Provide
a comprehensive curriculum and a support system so that all schools reach
AYP. |
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Strategy |
Time-line |
Method of Evaluation |
Evaluation
Results Due June, 2006 |
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1.1a Implement the full IMPACT staffing model
in all schools so that this plan may thrive |
2005-2009 with annual benchmarks
and evaluation in November |
Schools’ faculty and
staff position count, TFPAI and MCPAI compare with AYP results |
16 media coordinators 10 full-time tech facilitators 6 half-time tech
facilitators This year, we added 2 full-time certified tech facilitators. We also moved one tech facilitator from four schools to two schools. In a small school, we reconfigured a super technology assistant to a ˝-time ITF while she is finishing her 4-yr degree.
WCHS and BMS did not meet AYP. WCHS as MC and ITF positions; BMS has MC and 1/2-time ITF. |
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1.1b Upgrade
Integrated Learning System |
SY 2007-08 |
Number of upgrade
licenses purchased for each school |
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1.1c With Curriculum and Instruction, provide
staff development for teachers to interpret
student achievement data in reading and math
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SY 2007-08 |
Check staff
development roster for schools and personnel who participated |
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1.1d Provide staff
development that encourages the integration of curriculum with computer and
information skills at the middle school level |
2005-2009 with annual benchmarks
and evaluation in July |
Rosters and agendas of
staff development opportunities |
http://jpoletti.wikispaces.com/Staff+Development Central
Office delivered blogging and digital video
sessions to IMPACT personnel and lead teachers at all middle schools. Three middle schools (BMS, MMS and AES)
reported their technology integration staff dev offerings. Four (BCMS, SES, NMS, and HIES) did not
report any staff dev offerings. |
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1.1e Collaborate with
Exceptional Children Department to ensure ALL students have access to
information and technology that supports their curriculum needs. |
2005-2009 with annual benchmarks
and evaluation in October and February |
Interviews, surveys
and IEP data |
Our best example was to provide a complete wireless canopy at CHS to accommodate the technology needs a visually challenged student. |
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1.1f Provide Distance
Learning opportunities to middle and high schools as needed |
2005-2009 with annual benchmarks
and evaluation in October and February |
Class rosters |
Two schools took advantage of on-line
courses from DPI: MMS--Spanish 1 (one
student) and
WCHS (three students) -- German 1, AP
Macroeconomics, Music Appreciation. I
presented the ins and outs of on-line classes to the Curriculum Advisory
Council, the guidance counselors, and the BMS Parent Advisory Board. |
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Objective
1.2 Promote
information and technology-based extra curricular activities designed to increase
computer skills test scores to 95% |
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Strategy |
Time-line |
Method of Evaluation |
Evaluation
Results June, 2006 |
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1.2a Implement summer technology camps |
2005-2009 with annual benchmarks
and evaluation in August |
Rosters of
participating students and schools |
Morehead Primary is implementing 2 week-long summer technology
sessions. |
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1.2b Support before and
after school technology special interests i.e. tech clubs, morning news, tech assistants,
web helpers |
2005-2009 with annual benchmarks
and evaluation in May |
School and Club
Roster, Check of schools with morning news, and roster of tech assistants |
student technology
assistants:
BCMS, CHS, NMS students
do the school news on TV: NES, MCPS, MES, SES, CHS, ECHS, BSES, NMS |
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1.2c Implement
technology workshops for parents i.e. emergent technology, safety, etc. |
2005-2009 with annual benchmarks
and evaluation in December and May |
List of events; Roster
of participating parents and schools |
Not yet, but 2006-2007
is kicking off with a big
Internet Safety initiative that will include parent
modules. NCDPI educators-on-loan Gail
Holmes and Debra Goodman are booked for the week of Sept 18-22. Our early planning includes a kick-off
event for administrators and IMPACT personnel, staff development/planning
sessions for school-based personnel, and three evening presentations for
parents and community. |
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1.2d Promote cultural
exchange via web technology i.e. email, video conferencing |
2005-2009 with annual benchmarks
and evaluation in June |
List of exchanges,
Roster of participating students and schools |
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Objective 1.3 Increase curriculum-based staff development spending to
33% of total non-personnel media/technology
budget. |
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Strategy |
Time-line |
Method of Evaluation |
Evaluation
Results June, 2006 |
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1.3a Focus textbook adoption to achieve best value
in ancillary materials and training |
2005-2009 with annual benchmarks
and evaluation in March |
Interviews and surveys
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This initiative worked extremely well two
years ago with the science textbook adoption.
All similar-type schools agreed on the same books. This gave us leverage and economies of
scale in staff dev for ancillary materials such as assessment
components. This year, the initiative
moved back to C&I and the philosophical approach returned to individual
school/teacher preference. |
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1.3b Ensure a full time, highly effective
instructional technology facilitator for every school |
2005-2009 with annual benchmarks
and evaluation in November |
School faculty roster
with job titles and TFPAI results |
Moved closer in '06 by
shifting Janet from 4 to 2 (adjacent) schools. Plus, added Jaunita at SES and
Lisa at MMS. Freed Debbie to half-time at AES. The bigger challenge is to get site-based
operated schools to embrace the instructional value of the ITF as outlined in
IMPACT. We have some excellent model
schools in our county for this. We are
implementing a planning process and
document to help schools plan for greater IMPACT success. A
manifestation of this process and conversation is that several schools have
begun to make the ITF and MC central to curriculum planning. BMS, BES, HIES, WOES, MCP, and BSE are
leaders in this area. Few greater
initiatives exist for technology resources to support than this
IMPACT-inspired curriculum mapping. TASK
TWO on this page of
the Tech Plan Monitor Wiki gives IMPACT
integration strategies from 10 schools (MCPS, MMS, BSE, WOES, AES, NES, BES,
BMS, WCHS and CHS). Six schools (BCMS,
ECHS, MES, HIES, NMS, and SES) did not report IMPACT integration strategies. |
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1.3c Ensure adequate
technology in all schools to allow training on emergent technologies and
programs |
2005-2009 with annual benchmarks
and evaluation in October and July |
Staff Development
roster, web page with “how to” documents, AMTR |
This blog entry is an early reflection of our AMTR results. As our efforts to refresh hardware continue, we are learning that one size may not fit all. After all teachers have been updated for pending NCWise compliance and all schools have modern lab and media center equipment, then the push is on to increase student access. Wireless laptops are fast becoming the topic of conversation.
We have an AMTR breakdown for the district and each school that was shared w/ each principal during summer visits. |
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1.3d Research and provide training on programs,
initiatives, pedagogies that enhance curriculum and digital literacy |
2005-2009 with annual benchmarks
and evaluation in December and July |
Record of workshops
and new implementations |
Lead teams from all schools received new literacy/blog training.
Several schools reported teacher participation in blog training at their schools. Lead teams from all schools received
training in digital video. Although we
are limited to some extent by legacy equipment, most schools were able to
integrate some video components into school operational tasks such as the
daily ppt, web-based school tours, parent night,
etc. |
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Objective 1.4 Use various
technologies to promote and celebrate student achievement at all schools. |
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Strategy |
Time-line |
Method of Evaluation |
Evaluation
Results June, 2006 |
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1.4a Increase celebrations of success on school, teacher
and media web site. |
2005-2009 with benchmarks and
monthly evaluations |
Inventory of calendars
and events of school and classroom websites |
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1.4b Keep school calendar
current so parents/guardians and community are aware of activities that
celebrate success. |
2005-2009 with benchmarks and
monthly evaluations |
Participation rates
and number of items published in the newspaper |
According to the responses on TASK SEVEN of the Tech Plan Monitor Wiki, 8 schools (CHS, ECHS, MES, MMS, MCPS, NES, NMS
and WCHS) keep updated monthly calendars on the web. Two schools (BMS and BES) keep updated
weekly calendars on their home page. 6
schools (AES, BCMS, BSE, HIES, SES and WOES) did not report maintaining and
updated calendar. |
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1.4c Implement student digital
portfolio system to chronicle student technology experiences |
2007-2008 |
Portfolio Rubric
established by Persons Responsible Annual count of
portfolios in use |
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