AIM 4: How Technology Supports Strong Family, Community and Business Support

Strategic Priority 4: Strong Family, Community, and Business Support*
Strategic Goal: (Please check.) X State education priorities responsive to the needs of the family, community, and business customers X A comprehensive and aligned system of support for the academic success and general well-being of all children. X A system to build the capacity of local districts to create, respond to, and sustain meaningful partnerships
Objective 4.1 Continue to build positive working relationships and open communications with all government and community entities.
Strategy	Time-line	Method of Evaluation		Evaluation Results July, 2006
4.1a Develop a comprehensive School System Communication Plan.	2006-2009 with annual benchmarks and evaluations in September and June	Community survey results
4.1b Develop a Community Outreach Plan for Media and Technology Services	2005-2009 with annual benchmarks and evaluations in September and June	Community survey results		No formal survey was done, although middle and high school parents have voiced concern to post updated HW assignments on the web.  We had three start and stops with notification systems over the year.  We do a very good job w/ school websites.  We have made great strides in keeping our story in the press.  The greatest vehicles I use for transparency and communication are Haulin' 'Net (55 entries) and Making Waves (14 entries)  The original Haulin' 'Net had 40 entries).  Most comments are from outside the county.
4.1c Implement after school technology learning centers (Boys and Girls Club)	2006-2009 with annual benchmarks and evaluations in September and June	Boys and Girls Club survey results
Objective 4.2 Involve family and community in our public school system.
4.2a Make current all classwebs and schoolwebs	2005-2009 with annual benchmarks and evaluations in September and June	Inventories		68% of our teachers keep current classwebs.
4.2b Implement phone/web Notification system	2005-2009 with annual benchmarks and evaluations in September and June	Adherence to Implementation schedules		Initiative shelved due to lack of funding.
4.2c Develop and implement parent technology classes	2006-2009 with annual benchmarks and evaluations in November and June	Workshop evaluations		Did not occur.  We did do parent outreach with blogging and aim to increase that significantly with Internet Safety.
4.2d Ensure web-based e-mail for students in grades 6-12. Make available for grades 3-5.	2005-2009 with annual benchmarks and evaluations in December and June	Inventories		Only at ECHS and BMS.
4.3e Provide remote file access for all teachers and for students in grades 4-12.	2005-2009 with annual benchmarks and evaluations in November and July	Adherence to Implementation schedules		Process not off the ground due to security concerns.
Objective 4.3 Develop and maintain mutually supportive relationships with the business community.
4.3a Develop and expand partnerships with Chamber of Commerce, EDC, CMAST, IMS, ECU and CCC.	2005-2009 with annual benchmarks and evaluations in September and June	Evaluation of Programs via surveys and inventories	This has not really happened as relates to Media and Technology.   ECU is our CUS partner.
Objective 4.4 Promote strong collaborative networks among our public school teachers, staff and administrators.
4.4a Ensure remote e-mail and file folder access for all staff	2005-2009 with annual benchmarks and evaluations in November and July	Adherence to Implementation schedules	8 schools have this up and running.  It is contingent upon new servers.
4.4b Use read/write web tool to enhance communication among small communities of learning at each school	2005-2009 with annual benchmarks and evaluations in November and June	Examples of blogs, wikis, webs among professional learning communities at schools	not really catching on... Haulin' 'Net Google Analytics