Week 4 Action Plan

Campus Action Plan
2009-2010

The Texas STaR chart was used to gather information about our campus technology strengths and weaknesses. The area of greatest weakness was Teaching and Learning. It was indicated that instruction continues to be teacher-directed for the most part. This was corroborated by student interviews. Our current Campus Improvement Plan does not address technology integration and correcting that needs to be the first step. The Site Based Decision Making Committee will add a section to the campus plan that will be used to implement and evaluate campus technology integration. The interviews that were conducted have brought this concern to the forefront and the process has been started at this time. A Technology Goal Team will be developed to evaluate technology integration on the campus. A member from the Technology Goal Team will serve as a representative on the SBDM committee. This representative will be charged with the job of presenting the goal team findings to the SBDM committee and reporting the committee discussions and decisions back to the goal team. This will help the campus to stay informed of the level of technology integration. The Instructional Technology Specialist will also serve on the Technology Goal Team to act as a liaison between the district and the campus. The district goal is to encourage and engage students. Student interviews indicate that they find technology usage is to be engaging work. Professional Learning is needed to guide this implementation with teachers. This is a district goal and a working part of the District Improvement Plan. Currently district bond monies are being utilized to purchase technology tools such as projectors and document cameras. Grants are also available to those seeking additional funds for technology in their classrooms. A dream plan would include a computer/laptop for every 4-6 students with wireless availability.

Professional Development Planning:
Professional development opportunities will be in accordance with district focus and initiatives. District professional development will be under the direction of the Director Professional Learning. Campus professional development will be chosen by the principal with the ongoing input of the SBDM committee and the appropriate goal team leaders. Teaching and Learning was the weak area on the STaR chart and professional development is a valuable tool for improving that area. Student interviews indicated that they are generally more engaged by lessons that include technology. Ideally professional learning would also include online sessions that teachers can work around their schedules.

District professional learning initiatives include the following:
- Working on the Work (P. Schlecty 2006)
o Creating engaging work that includes technology integration.
o Ongoing evaluation of design qualities.
- Continuous Improvement (Baldridge 2005)
o Graphing of student progress.
o PDSA (Plan Do Study Act) Cycle.
- Scholarly Behaviors
o Analyzing student learning styles using computer testing.
o Encouraging students to access multiple resources including technology available in the classroom, school and world.
o Complete Meyers-Briggs personality style computer testing.
- Technology Integration Training
o Copyright Laws (Davidson 2005)
o Cyber Ethics (Kruger 2003)
- Distance Learning Opportunities
o Presentations for teachers and students through distance learning carts and SKYPE.
- Campus and Teacher Webpages
o Training for teachers includes blogs and podcasts available on each webpage.
- Action Learning Teams
o Technology integration in presentations as examples of possible usage for teachers.
- Textbook Online Programs
o Training to use online assessment programs.
o Parent and students access to online resources.
- Ongoing Technology Classes
o Windows Movie Maker, Power Point and Excel.
o Training for Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts.
o Implementation of Classroom Performance Systems (CPS.)
- Edsoft (D2SC)
o Assessment disaggregation processes.
o Developing reports using given parameters.
o Sorting assessment information by objectives.
- Skyward
o Gradebook training and report access.
- Needs-based Training
o Instructional Technology Specialists survey needs and provide training as needs arise.


Evaluation:
The format for evaluation will be varied according to the process being evaluated. The district has several evaluation programs in place as does each campus. These programs will be implemented to evaluate the processes being evaluated. Instructional Goal Teams will discuss data and make recommendations in specific academic area, including technology.
- Surveys will be completed by teachers once per semester to find the technology “atmosphere” of the building.
- Interview students and parents in an ongoing process to evaluate technology integration.
- Completion of the Texas STaR Chart annually and a presentation to share the results with the staff.
- Professional development will be monitored and evaluated through the Electronic Registrar Online (ERO) system.
- Annual evaluations of tools/hardware (desktop computers, laptops, document cameras, projectors, media retrieval system, etc.) will be completed to assess availability and ensure they are in working order.
- Technology repairs will be evaluated through reports by tracking tickets from input to completion.
- Inventory will be completed annually to limit the loss or “drift” (Holub 2007) of resources.
- Principals will conduct building “walk-thrus” and consider technology usage in appraisals (PDSA.)
- Professional development will be evaluated through online surveys and blogs.
- Student achievement will be monitored through programs such as Tetradata and Edsoft (D2SC) as well as the Skyward grading program.
- Annual review of the Campus Improvement Plan to consider if technology goals are being met.
- Staff members will promote technology integration through a recognition program that highlights a “Tech Star” who has implemented technology into a lesson or another format that engages students.
- Most importantly, ongoing formative assessment throughout the year that helps teachers/staff members and students to evaluate themselves and their level of technology integration.